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TV drama pits Kennedy vs killer
Anniversary of JFK's 1963 assassination marked by dramatization which parallels the president's last days and those of Lee Harvey Oswald

Typhoon Haiyan: Storm adds fuel to climate anger
Devastation in Philippines highlights urgency of Warsaw summit to pave the way for an agreement to bring down global emissions.

Berlusconi deputy defects to form new rightist party
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's political heir yesterday pledged to keep Italy's fragile coalition Government afloat, now that he has split with the media mogul and formed a rival centre-right party.

Chinese leadership gives princeling a stamp of approval
Xi Jinping, the stockily built, 60-year-old leader of the last major nation on earth ruled by a Communist Party, has had a good week.

Toronto mayor in crisis; some backers stay loyal
When Rob Ford was elected mayor of Toronto in 2010, his bluster and checkered past were widely known. A plurality of voters backed him anyway, eager to shake things up at a City Hall they viewed as elitist and wasteful.

Democratic left backs 'nightmare' for Hillary
It is widely held that when the names go into the hat for the 2016 Democrat presidential primary, only one will matter: Hillary Clinton.

Mayor defiant amid new claims
Toronto's Mayor denied that he coerced a female employee for oral sex, in a televised statement in which he also threatened to take legal action against ex-staffers who spoke to police.