The prime minister's office said in a statement that Benjamin Netanyahu was in "good shape and beginning to recover after the operation on Sunday evening." His doctors discovered the hernia on Saturday during a routine checkup, and after consultations the decision was made for the premier to undergo surgery.
Xi in control at China Congress, as ex-president Hu Jintao removed
Chinese President Xi Jinping locked in support for a historic third term in power at the Communist Party's Congress, but the dramatic removal of his predecessor from the event stole the headlines. At the end of the week-long gathering in Beijing, China's ruling party approved a sweeping reshuffle allowing Xi...
