Khashoggi family plans his funeral
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five suspects charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as the kingdom tries to contain its biggest political crisis for a generation.
Khashoggi, a royal insider turned critic of Saudi policy, was killed in the country's Istanbul consulate on Oct. 2, after a struggle, by lethal injection, deputy public prosecutor and spokesman Shalaan al-Shalaan told reporters on November 15.
Mr. Shalaan said that de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing of the operation, in which Khashoggi's body was dismembered, removed from the building and handed over to an unidentified “local cooperator”.
The whereabouts of Khashoggi's remains are unknown, he said. His family is planning a weekend prayer without his body.
Last Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide
The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s were convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on Friday by an international tribunal.
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, foreground, former Khmer Rouge head of state, stands at thea dock in a court room during a hearing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh.
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan were sentenced to life in prison, the same sentence they are already serving after earlier convictions at a previous trial for crimes against humanity connected with forced transfers and mass disappearances of people.
Traditional welcome for Xi in Papua New Guinea
President Xi Jinping made a push to expand China's influence in the Pacific on November 16, holding a forum with leaders of eight small island countries in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and China’s President Xi Jinping walk to pose for photos in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 16, 2018.
But Chinese officials barred most media, including reporters from the Pacific, from the forum at which Xi met leaders from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, as well as Papua New Guinea, in its capital Port Moresby ahead of an APEC summit this weekend.
China's efforts to win friends in the resource-rich Pacific push have been watched warily by the traditionally influential powers in the region - Australia, New Zealand and the United States - who were not invited to the forum.
But to the disappointment of many of the journalists there to report on China's role in the region, Chinese officials barred access to all media, apart from a small list of outlets, citing space and security concerns.
A performer in traditional dress stands before a welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 16, 2018.
Many of those left out grumbled about what they saw as a lack of transparency around China's efforts to gain new allies.
Spinners help Sri Lanka early on 3rd day against England
Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya celebrates taking the wicket of England's Keaton Jennings during the third day's play of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.
Sri Lanka’s four-pronged spin attack gave its team a chance to square the three-match test series against England by picking up four wickets in the morning session Friday on the third day.
England went to lunch at 131 for four, leading by 85 runs.
England did well in the first hour of the morning session, having lost only night-watchman Jack Leach as Rory Burns and Keaton Jennings erased the first-innings deficit of 46 runs. They went on to add 73 runs for the second wicket before the collapse.
Sri Lanka bounced back after the morning drinks break with Akila Dananjaya getting the breakthrough by dismissing Jennings for 26.
England leads the three-match series after winning the first test in Galle by 211 runs.
Red carpet for China in Papua New Guinea for APEC summit
China's President Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Parliament House in Port Moresby on November 16, 2018, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
As world leaders land in Papua New Guinea for a Pacific Rim summit, the welcome mat is especially big for China’s president.
President Xi Jinping arrived two days before the summit for a State visit, and will open a road and school -- both funded by Beijing.
Papua New Guinea has rolled out the red carpet for its visitor with Chinese flags fluttering down the length of the new road and images of the Chinese leader beaming down from massive billboards around Port Moresby.
More than 600 still missing in Northern California wildfire
Smoke hangs over the scorched remains of Old Town Plaza following the wildfire in Paradise, Calif. The town quite literally went up in smoke and flames in the deadliest, most destructive wildfire in California history.
The search for victims of a catastrophic blaze that reduced a northern California town to ashes intensified on Thursday. Authorities said the list of those reported missing had expanded to more than 600 in the deadliest wildfire in California history.
At least 63 people have been confirmed dead so far in the Camp Fire, which erupted a week ago in the drought-parched Sierra foothills 175 miles (280 km) north of San Francisco and now ranks as one of the most lethal single U.S. wildfires since the turn of the last century.
Authorities attributed the high death toll in part to the staggering speed with which the wind-driven flames, fueled by desiccated scrub and trees, raced through Paradise, a town of 27,000 residents.
Cyclone Gaja crosses TN coast
Rescue workers removing an uprooted tree at Niravi in Karaikal on Friday.
Rain lashed coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as the severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' crossed the state's coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam early Friday with wind speed gusting up to 120 kmph.
Due to heavy wind during the cyclone's landfall, trees, high mast lamps and some power poles in locations including Vedaranyam, Mannargudi, Irulneeki at Tiruvarur District got uprooted. Uprooted trees have fallen on the roads which are being removed by civic workers.Electricity supply was disconnected here and in several other coastal regions in view of the cyclone's landfall.
Chinese President arrives in Papua New Guinea ahead of APEC summit
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Friday, November 16, 2018.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will sit down with seven Pacific island allies Friday, doling out attention and perhaps some largesse in the hope of convincing more nations to drop recognition of Taiwan.
While countries have vied for resource contracts and influence along vital Pacific shipping routes, the region has also become a frontline in the diplomatic war between Beijing and Taipei, which is struggling to retain support amid China's dramatic economic rise.
“Xi is not going to show up empty handed” when he meets leaders from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu in Port Moresby on Friday, said Jonathan Pryke of Australia's Lowy Institute.
