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Matthew DeBord/Business InsiderLook mate, no top!  Into the category of things people don't generally don't need, you can include boomerangs, pet lions, and personal submarines. You might think you could easily add "convertible SUV," but then you wouldn't be Jaguar Land Rover, which on Wednesday unveiled its Range Rover Evoque Convertible at the LA Auto Show. This wasn't a vehicle that was greeted with overwhelmingly good vibes when it was first announced earlier this year, despite the superb track record of the Evoque,

"I didn't want to reinvent, I wanted to make the book," says "Mockingjay" director Francis Lawrence. "Everybody was with me on that." (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) This week all the world will watch as Jennifer Lawrence and her magnificent braid launch a final assault on the Capitol. But the real victors of "The Hunger Games" franchise are the fans. For the rabid "Team Katniss" cheerleaders — who turned a book series about teens killing one another for sport into a massive franchise — their "Mockingjay" is director Francis Lawrence, who volunteered as tribute to finish off this four-part film series after the first director, Gary Ross, exited the arena.

Refugees and migrants arrive safely on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Turkey and Greece have agreed to cooperate to prevent the “human tragedy” suffered by thousands of migrants who risk lives crossing the Aegean Sea on their way to Europe. (Santi Palacios/Associated Press) SKOPJE, Macedonia — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local:

CHRISTOF STACHE/Getty Images An alleged rift between Bayern Munich stars Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski could reportedly push the former to Manchester United in the January transfer window. That’s according to the Daily Mirror, which claimed the Dutch winger could complete a midseason move to Old Trafford to link up with his former Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal again. It’s suggested the Red Devils are “close” to finalising a deal for the former Real Madrid and Chelsea man.

  Moses Simon says he only did his best to add to a ''fantastic collective effort by the Super Eagles'' to yield a 2-0 victory over Swaziland, in the second leg of the round 2 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The youngster who scored the first goal of Tuesday’s match at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium with an excellent free kick is ''100% certain Nigeria will perform well in the group stage of the qualifiers.''

Manila - Riot police fired water cannons at hundreds of protesters in the Philippine capital Thursday in clashes close to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that included US President Barack Obama. With clenched fists in the air, the protesters chanted "Junk APEC", referring to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group of 21 economies whose leaders were meeting in Manila. Police carrying wooden truncheons and shields fired water cannons at the protesters when they tried to break through barricades preventing anyone reaching the summit venue, about one kilometre (0.62 miles) away.

The Kogi State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his alleged demeaning statement about Governor Idris Wada. The reaction comes after the All Progressives Congress leader reportedly predicted a loss for Wada in the upcoming governorship poll. “One emperor came to our state to say Governor Idris Wada is a goner. He is not God neither is our state Lagos where one man is more powerful than the state," Yomi Ogunmola the state Publicity Secretary, said.

 United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has denounced the continued Boko Haram terror attacks in Nigeria. He particularly condemned the suicide bomb attack in Yola, the capital city of the Adamawa State, where more than 30 people were killed and over 70 seriously injured. Ki-moon extended his condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Government and people of Nigeria, and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured.

Japan superstar Keisuke Honda has promised to fight for his place at AC Milan as speculation grows of an imminent move to England, local media reported Thursday. Apparently surplus to requirements at the San Siro, Honda has been buried deep on Milan's bench after falling out with Serbian coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, but the 29-year-old on Thursday denied he had handed in a transfer request.

1 Burgas Airport A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax forced a passenger plane en route from Warsaw to Egypt to make an emergency landing in Bulgaria on Thursday, the operator of the aircraft said The Airbus A320 landed just before dawn in the Black Sea city of Burgas, where authorities said all 161 passengers and crew were evacuated safely.

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has saluted the Sihlangu Semnikati of Swaziland despite handing the South Africans a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday. The former African champions defeated their Swaziland counterparts 2-0 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but had to struggle to secure the win, as the Swazis defended in numbers. Second half goals from Moses Simon and Efe Ambrose ensured the Super Eagles secured passage to the group stages of the qualifiers but Oliseh was still full of praise for the Swazis for their resilience.

ISIS claims to have killed Chinese prisoner Fan Jinghui, right, and Norweigan prisoner Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad pictured here in an online ISIS magazine called Dabiq. Beijing has vowed to bring ISIS to justice after the group said it had executed two hostages, a Chinese and a Norwegian. ISIS said it had killed the two men, identified as Chinese national Fan Jinghui and Norwegian citizen Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad in its English-language online magazine Dabiq.

Photo by: AP Police officers stand guard in Times Square, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in New York. The New York Police Department says it's aware of a newly released Islamic State group video showing images of Times Square but says there's no current or specific threat to the city. (AP Photo/Michael Balsamo) prev next New York’s Mayor William de Blasio and police Commissioner Bill Bratton — reacting to a chilling new Islamic State video that threatens a suicide bombing in Times Square — staged a late-night press conference in the iconic neon-lit city crossroads to insist the Big Apple “will not be intimidated.”

Many Nigerians today are angry about Biafra, some are ready to shed blood over Biafra, others are urging the leaders to kill fellow blacks over Biafra but one question we have not asked ourselves is - why the hatred and bitterness over Biafra? We will be happy with the creation of a new Local Government Area, we will be happy with the creation of a new state but why are we ready to kill fellow blacks over the creation or NOT of a new country? Is it the name Biafra? Is it the civil war experience?