Netanyahu and his conservative Likud Beitenu Party forged a coalition deal with centrists and ultra-conservatives , which excludes ultra-religious parties . Xi Jinping formally emerges as China 's new leader as part of once - in - a - decade change . Israel 's Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition government excluding ultra - religious elements . Plans to embalm the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit a snag . Ieng Sary , one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge , dies while on trial for war crimes .
Xi Jinping formally emerges as China 's new leader as part of once - in - a - decade change . Israel 's Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition government excluding ultra - religious elements . Plans to embalm the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit a snag . Ieng Sary , one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge , dies while on trial for war crimes .