Xi Jinping formally named as China 's new president as part of once-in-a-decade change . Israel 's Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition government excluding ultra-religious groups . Here are five stories you may have missed while you were getting to know the new pontiff . The United States and Russia announce they will work together to fight ISIS in Syria, but the two countries are at odds over how much support Assad should receive from Moscow for his regime. Ieng Sary , one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge , dies while on trial for war crimes .
Xi Jinping formally named as China 's new president as part of once-in-a-decade change . Israel 's Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition government excluding ultra-religious groups . The United States and Russia announce they will work together to fight ISIS in Syria, but the two countries are at odds over how much support Assad should receive from Moscow for his regime. Ieng Sary , one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge , dies while on trial for war crimes .