Hurricane Sandy's Grim Toll Rises in Battered East -- Wall Street Journal
The number of deaths in the U.S. attributed to Sandy rose to at least 90, nearly half in New York City, as millions of people in the Northeast continued to confront traffic, gas lines and patchy public transit on Thursday.
More bodies were being found as police and firefighters continued "going block-by-block and door-to-door in the areas devastated by the hurricane," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Search crews Thursday discovered the bodies of two young boys from the Staten Island borough of New York City who were swept from their mother's arms by Sandy's rising flood waters Monday, police said.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syrian opposition figures bristle at new US push to overhaul leadership.
Activists: Syrian rebels kill 28 soldiers in attacks on military checkpoints in the north.
US withdraws support for Syria's opposition leadership.
China proposes new initiatives for Syria ceasefire.
Christopher Tappin pleads guilty in Iran missile parts case.
Israel fesses up: We killed Arafat deputy in 1988.
Kuwait warns of harsher crackdown on protests.
Fuel tanker explosion kills 22 in Saudi Arabia.
Fugitive Sunni Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge.
US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran.
9 Iranian female prisoners begin hunger strike.
ASIA
Pakistan police probe Lahore school attack.
Two million to be moved in one of largest relocations in Chinese history.
China's communist elite readies for power transfer. China's Communist Party prepares for power handover. China prepares for leadership transition.
Chinese man jailed for trying to form opposition party.
Wary of future, professionals leave China in record numbers.
Persistent inflation poses challenges for India.
North Korea's 'hotel of doom' could open next year.
Cyclone Nilam: India search for missing sailors.
India's first Playboy club set to open in Goa.
China prioritizes use of natural gas by vehicles, ships.
AFRICA
Somalia: Mass Kismayo arrests of 'Islamist supporters'.
Gunmen occupy Libyan parliament.
Sinai becomes prison for African migrants.
Sudan's Iran alliance under scrutiny.
Nigerian forces making Islamist insurgency worse: Amnesty.
Nigeria violence: Zamfara villagers 'murdered'.
U.N. resisting African calls to end Somalia arms embargo.
Russian and Estonian crew freed in Nigeria.
South African whites earn 6 times more than blacks.
EUROPE
NATO members need to step up, says UK defense minister.
Dissident says reforming Lukashenko's Belarus impossible.
Moscow reclaims 'Europe's tallest building' title from London's Shard.
Conservative Party rebels humiliate David Cameron.
Russian President Putin's work 'not affected' by injury.
Greek death spiral raises heat for German-bloc creditors. Greece running out of cash; government under threat.
Greek editor acquitted over Swiss bank list. Greek journalist tried over Swiss bank list.
French police admit botched investigation of Toulouse gunman.
AMERICAS
Mexico poised to charge police officers in U.S. ambush.
US Presidential race shifts to full speed.
Sandy death toll hits 80 and keeps rising.
Superstorm Sandy: 9/11 memorial suffers 'extensive' damage.
Mexico's Day of Dead brings memories of missing.
Brazil military ends Amazon operation to confiscate drugs, vehicles on border.
Argentina voting age lowered from 18 to 16.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Syria's rebels fear foreign jihadis in their midst.
Americans slip from Minnesota to Somali terror group: FBI.
Winning the war against Al Qaeda in Africa (commentary).
Malaysia shuts down al-Qaeda's online library.
Top UK court rejects bid to free US-held detainee.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Apple ordered to re-write 'inaccurate' Samsung statement.
Barclays faces fine for manipulating markets.
GM cuts thousands of jobs, expects to lose up to $1.8 billion in Europe this year.
Shell reports 6% fall in third quarter profits.
Kim Dotcom reveals Mega to replace Megaupload file-sharing site.
Warren Buffett just made a huge bet on the U.S. housing market.
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