Although Hong Kong’s leader has indicated a concession to pro-democracy protesters, expectations remain low ahead of talks.
Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan on Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the north-eastern US
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General Motors made a triumphant return to Wall Street but its shares lost momentum after an early bounce.
Police tipped off by a street vendor defused a car bomb on Times Square in New York on Saturday that could have turned into a "deadly event".
An apparent failed car bomb in a vehicle that was smoking and emitted a small "flash" caused police to evacuate New York’s Times Square on Saturday.