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Insurers on the up after Hurricane Irene let-off

30.08.11
Shares in major insurers are rising as analysts took the view that the effects of Hurricane Irene could have been much worse... more

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donate $4.9m to charity

02.08.11
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $4.9 million to charity in 2009... more

2011 'the costliest year for disasters after Japan quake'

12.07.11
The total costs associated with natural catastrophes will reach a record this year... more

Hurricane Katrina police 'shot first, asked later'

28.06.11
Police decided to 'shoot first and ask questions later' when they shot dead two unarmed people and wounded four others in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a court hears... more

Hurricane Katrina police guilty of burning man’s body

10.12.10
Former New Orleans policeman convicted of shooting a man after Hurricane Katrina and another of burning his body because he did not want to see any more rotting corpses... more

Lower Ninth is a short but sweet offering from new talent

05.10.10
Lower Ninth is a notable calling card from Charlotte Westenra, which is surely the point... more

Four Hurricane Katrina police charged with shootings in flood chaos

14.07.10
Four New Orleans policemen are accused of shooting two unarmed people in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina... more

Robot sub tackles oil leak at wrecked US rig

26.04.10
Robot submarines are being used in an attempt to stop a disastrous oil leak at the site of a wrecked rig in the Gulf of Mexico... more

US government 'abused rights' of Hurricane Katrina victims

09.04.10
The US government and states have violated the human rights of victims of Hurricane Katrina, Amnesty International claims... more

Super Bowl victory frees New Orleans from shadow of Hurricane Katrina

08.02.10
When New Orleans Saints lifted Super Bowl title in the early hours this morning, their victory symbolised the city’s resurgence after the worst natural disaster in US history... more

Army blamed for Katrina flooding

19.11.09
A federal judge has ruled that the US Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a navigation channel led to some of the massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005... more

Actors rebuild themselves in Architecting

06.11.09
What do you get if you combine corsets, cabaret and abstract dance routines? Architecting would be the answer... more

Tatsuo Miyajima is keeper of the light fantastic

03.11.09
Tatsuo Miyajima is bringing his vision to the Royal Ballet, he tells Ben Luke.... more

New Orleans is recovering its old spirit

28.10.09
Despite the ravages of Hurricane Katrina four years ago Lindsay Johns finds that New Orleans is well on the path to recovery... more

Why do people hate you? Barack Obama stumped by 10-year-old's unsettling question

16.10.09
Barack Obama was almost lost for words after a 10-year-old boy innocently asked him: "Why do people hate you?"... more

Economy’s health crucial for insurers

08.09.09
The annual meeting of the insurance underwriters, which has just got under way in Monte Carlo, is a bit more subdued, with numbers down on last year, but still surprisingly upbeat given what has happened to the global economy in the past year ... more

Katrina is powerful yet lacks a real sense of urgency

07.09.09
Entering Katrina at The Bargehouse on Oxo Tower Wharf, one expects to be plunged into the hurricane that strafed the Louisiana coast at the end of August 2005... more

Audience to flee floods as South Bank play recreates the horror of Katrina

11.08.09
New theatre show is to recreate the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in a disused Thames-side warehouse... more

Promotion for cleric in gay sin row

02.02.09
An Austrian cleric who said Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for the homosexual sins of New Orleans has been made a bishop by the Vatican... more

Laura Bush: I was angry about criticism of George

14.01.09
George Bush's wife Laura has revealed for the first time how some of Barack Obama's criticism of her husband had hurt her... more

Hurricane highs and lows for the insurers

02.09.08
The oil price ticked up as Hurricane Gustav headed for the oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. Now it appears to be losing strength and passing through without inflicting anything like the damage we saw in 2005 when Katrina flooded New Orleans, prices seem to be sliding down again... more

Insurers tot up a £5.5 billion bill as Gustav blow itself out

02.09.08
Oil: The oil price plummeted and US shares shot up after Hurricane Gustav passed with no reports of major damage to refineries and platforms... more

Oil price drops on relief as Gustav spares the platforms

01.09.08
The price of oil fell as Hurricane Gustav swept quickly through the Gulf of Mexico's offshore oil platforms without developing into a Hurricane Katrina-sized Category 5 storm... more

Millions flee New Orleans as Gustav bears down

01.09.08
New Orleans is a rain-lashed ghost city, with just a handful of remaining citizens hiding in their homes as they await Hurricane Gustav... more

Dolly puts Gulf on storm watch

22.07.08
Gulf of Mexico oil producers are keeping a close watch on Tropical Storm Dolly, which is growing in strength... more

Lloyd's set for biggest profits fall since 2002

17.07.08
Lloyd's insurers are braced for their biggest profits decline since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2002... more

Act your age Sharon! The 50-year-old wears an eye-popping dress for date with new toyboy

30.06.08
Sharon Stone, 50, showed off her cleavage for a night on the town with her toy boy. The actress, who was famed for her raunchy role in Basic Instinct, revealed a plunging neckline in a tight black dress.... more

Corn hits high after US floods

16.06.08
The price of corn hit new records as floods damaged crops in the US, the world's largest producer and exporter, increasing fears consumers could be hit by further rises in food costs... more

So why does Brad Pitt have a map of New Orleans tattooed on his back?

13.05.08
It appears Angelina Jolie's love of tattoos is rubbing off on partner Brad Pitt. The 44-year-old unwittingly flashed his latest etching during a day out with his adopted sons Maddox, six; and Pax Thien, four. On first glimpse, it looks like one of Brad and Angelina's many children have been drawing on their famous father's back with a marker pen ... more

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt (and the baby bump) muck in with Clinton to clean up New Orleans

18.03.08
Angelina Jolie may be heavily pregnant, but that hasn't stopped her from getting stuck into some manual labour. Jolie and Brad Pitt took time out from Hollywood glamour to take part in charity work for the victims of Hurricane Katrina ... more


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