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John Key

Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key (pictured) announces his resignation.
Alexander Van der Bellen wins the Austrian presidential election in a re-run of the second round.
A fire at a warehouse rave in Oakland, California, kills at least 36 people.
Adama Barrow wins the Gambian presidential election, triggering the country's first change in leader since 1994.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announces official names for recently discovered superheavy elements nihonium (113), moscovium (115), tennessine (117), and oganesson (118).
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Maha Vajiralongkorn is proclaimed King of Thailand.

December 6, 2016 (Tuesday)

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6 Pakistani nationals fishing in the Red Sea, off Mukha coast in the Taizz Province of Yemen, were killed and other six are still unaccounted for in a Saudi air raid at the boat carrying 12 Pakistani sailors.(The News), (The Nation, Pakistan)

Disasters and accidents

Heavy flooding kills 14 people in Thailand and badly affects the islands of Samui and Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand. It has also severed the rail link to southern Thailand and Malaysia. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Bernard Cazeneuve is announced as the new Prime Minister of France replacing Manuel Valls who is contesting the 2017 French Presidential Election. (Reuters)

Sports

2015 FIFA corruption case
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds former FIFA president Sepp Blatter's six-year ban from FIFA affairs. (AP via MSN)

December 5, 2016 (Monday)

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At least 31 are killed in clashes in Kasai, DR Congo. (Reuters)
Two Russian army medics are killed after around a dozen shells hit a mobile hospital in Aleppo. (Russia Today) (France24)
Mexican war on drugs
- Police report 14 suspected criminals, who attacked a police patrol, are killed in a gunbattle with police and Mexican Marines in Veracruz, Mexico. An unknown number fled. (Reuters) (AP via The Washington Post)

Business and economy

Alaska Airlines cancels 20 flights into and out of Seattle due to inclement weather forecast in the Pacific Northwest area. (US Daily Mail)

Disasters and accidents

At least 12 people are killed and 75 others injured as a fire erupts in Karachi's Regent Plaza Hotel. (The Express Tribune Pakistan), (Dawn News)
2016 Oakland warehouse fire
- Authorities report the death toll has risen to 36. Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern told the Associated Press they don't believe additional bodies will be found in the debris. (San Francisco Chronicle) (AP via Arizona Daily Star)

Politics and elections

Former Actress and current chief minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, dies of cardiac arrest after being admitted in Hospital since 22 September 2016. (The Indian Express)
John Key resigns as the Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the National Party after 8 years as PM and 10 years as party leader due to personal reasons. (AAP via SBS)
Impeachment process against President Park Geun-hye
- The South Korean National Assembly begins hearings ahead of an impeachment vote against President Park Geun-Hye. (AFP via Daily Mail)
2016 United States presidential election recount and audit
- A federal judge in Michigan, Mark A. Goldsmith, rules that a recount in the Presidential Election vote in that state must begin on Monday, December 5. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- President-elect Donald Trump nominates Ben Carson for United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (The Guardian)
Italian constitutional referendum, 2016
- Following the result of the constitutional referendum, Matteo Renzi will resign from his office as Prime Minister of Italy. With most ballots counted, the "No" vote leads with 60%. (BBC News)
French presidential election, 2017
- Manuel Valls, the Prime Minister of France, announces his candidacy for the Socialist Party nomination. He will step down as PM on Tuesday. (AFP via Channel News Asia)

Science and technology

Tests, by a team of international archaeologists, of mummified legs found in QV66 in Egypt's Valley of the Queens indicate they most likely belong to Queen Nefertari, Pharaoh Ramesses II's first and favorite wife. The report is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. (Phys.org) (NPR) (PLOS ONE)

Sports

In association football, CONMEBOL officially awards Chapecoense the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title in the wake of the plane crash that killed almost the entire team. Atlético Nacional, which would have faced Chapecoense in the final and had campaigned for the Brazilians to be awarded the title, receives a fair play award from CONMEBOL. (ESPN FC)

December 4, 2016 (Sunday)

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Insurgency in the North Caucasus
- The Russian Federal Security Service claims to have killed Rustam Asildarov, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Caucasus Province and four other militants in the Dagestan region. (AFP via Yahoo! News Australia), (RFERL), (CNN)
Syrian Civil War
- At least 21 people are killed in suspected Russian airstrikes on Idlib, Syria. (RFERL), (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

Human remains are found in the sea near where an Indonesian police plane carrying 13 people crashed. The plane was traveling to the island of Batam. (AP via Daily Mail)
Floods caused by heavy rain over the past week has caused at least 13 deaths in central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. (Reuters via Jerusalem Post), (Reuters)
2016 Oakland warehouse fire
- The confirmed death toll in Friday night's warehouse fire in Oakland, California rises to 33 with several people still missing. (NBC News) (ABC News)
2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
- The death toll in the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee rises to 14. (The Tennessean)
Pollution in China
- Sixty cities in the People's Republic of China issued smog alerts between December 2 and 4. (CCTV via Twitter)
At least 12 people, including 10 children, are killed in a bus crash in Siberia, Russia. (RFERL)

Law and crime

Imatra shooting
- Three women, the Imatra Town Council chairwoman and two local reporters, are shot dead outside a restaurant in Imatra, Finland, a town east of the capital, Helsinki. A 23-year-old suspect is apprehended by police. (YLE) (AP)

Politics and elections

Uzbekistani presidential election, 2016
- Voters in Uzbekistan go to the polls for a presidential election, the first since the death of Islam Karimov who governed the country for 25 years. (AP via Daily Press)
Austrian presidential election, 2016
- Voters in Austria go to the polls to elect a new President in a second round run-off between Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen and Freedom Party of Austria candidate Norbert Hofer. Projections show that Van der Bellen has won with Hofer conceding defeat. (Reuters) (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Italian constitutional referendum, 2016
- Italians go to the polls to for a referendum on whether to approve a constitutional law that amends the Constitution of Italy to reform the powers of the Italian Parliament. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who introduced the referendum bill, resigns after exit polls show that the no case is likely to be successful. (Reuters), (Reuters via ABC News Australia), (BBC)
Thousands of Indonesians protest in Jakarta for tolerance after a large protest rally against blasphemy on Friday. (AP via WTOP)
Rohingya protests
- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak leads a protest rally against the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority in the predominately Buddhist country, and calls on Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the United Nations to address the Rohingya's plight and end the violence. Myanmar's president's office said the rally is timed for Malaysian political purposes, and that Malaysia should respect the Association of Southeast Asian Nations's principle on sovereignty. (AP) (Asian Correspondent) (The Myanmar Times)
Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro
- The remains of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro are interred beside independence leader José Martí. (Reuters via Jerusalem Post)
Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo resigns her Cabinet post as housing secretary due to major differences in principles and values. Robredo says she is staying on in her elected position as vice president. (AP)
Dakota Access Pipeline protests
- The United States Army Corps of Engineers denies a permit for Energy Transfer Partners planned Dakota Access Pipeline running through North Dakota and will begin exploring alternative routes for the pipeline following weeks of protests. (Reuters)

December 3, 2016 (Saturday)

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Somali Civil War (2009-present)
- Seven insurgents are killed in clashes northern Somalia. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

An Indonesian police plane, reportedly carrying 13 people, goes missing near Singapore on route to Batam. (AP via Fox News) (Koran Tempo)
At least 17 are killed in a coal mine explosion in China. (Fox News)
2016 Oakland warehouse fire
- Recovery efforts continue in the US city of Oakland, California, after a fire at a music party in a converted warehouse kills at least nine people with dozens missing. (NBC News) (East Bay Times)
At least three first responders are injured battling a 10-alarm fire that's spread to seven buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts (US). (CBS News)
A house fire in Akron, Ohio (US), kills four people, including two young girls. One woman safely fled her attic bedroom. A seriously injured 12-year old girl is revived and rescued. (AP) (Akron Beacon Journal)

International relations

Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar
- The Government of Malaysia claims that violence against Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority is "ethnic cleansing" ahead of a march in Kuala Lumpur led by Prime Minister Najib Razak. (Reuters via Trust)
China–United States relations
- The People's Republic of China lodges a complaint with the United States after President-elect of the United States Donald Trump speaks with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen. The PRC and the United States view Taiwan as a breakaway province. (BBC)

Law and crime

2012 Pakistan garment factory fires
- A man believed responsible for starting a devastating factory fire in Karachi has been arrested in Bangkok. (AFP via France 24)
Murder of Maria Ladenburger
- German police arrested a 17-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan in the rape and murder case of Maria L. in Freiburg while a similar case nearby is still under investigation. (Der Spiegel) (Die Welt)

Politics and elections

2016 United States presidential election recount and audit
- Jill Stein, the 2016 presidential candidate for the Green Party, withdraws her lawsuit in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for a statewide recount of votes in Pennsylvania due to the cost. (NPR)
Dakota Access Pipeline protests
- Groups of U.S. military veterans join the protest as human shields against possible clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement when the United States Army Corps of Engineers' eviction deadline expires on Monday. They are building barracks for shelter in North Dakota's winter weather. (Reuters) (NBC News)

Sports

2016 International V8 Supercars Championship
- In motor sport, Shane Van Gisbergen of Triple Eight Race Engineering wins his first V8 Supercars Championship. Van Gisbergen is the first New Zealand driver to win a supercars title since Jim Richards. (AAP via Yahoo!)
American college football
- 2016 SEC Championship Game
  - Alabama defeats Florida, 54-16, to win their seventh Southeastern Conference championship game. (CBS)
- 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game
  - Penn State defeats Wisconsin, 38-31, to win the Big Ten Conference. (SB Nation)
- 2016 ACC Championship Game
  - Clemson defeats Virginia Tech, 42-35, to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title. (Bleacher Report)

December 2, 2016 (Friday)

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Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
- A military operation leaves three Turkish soldiers dead and another three wounded in Hakkâri Province, Turkey. (Anadolu Agency) (Daily Sabah) (Reuters)
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- At least eight are killed in clashes in Tripoli, Libya. (News 24), (The Daily Star)
Military intervention against ISIL
- Denmark's government announces it will be withdrawing its seven F-16 fighter jets from military operations against ISIL in Iraq and Syria from mid-December. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Ministers of the European Union have given the EU president a mandate to lower charges that mobile phone services can impose on one another for keeping each others' customers connected as the customers "roam," that is, travel about Europe. (Reuters)
United States President Barack Obama blocks China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund's acquisition of the U.S. semiconductor business of German-based Aixtron because of national security concerns. The German Economy Ministry withdrew its approval in October. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)

Disasters and accidents

At least 18 people die and two more are injured in a bus accident in Hubei, China. (Xinhua News Agency)
2016 Southeastern United States wildfires
- The death toll from the wildfire that hit the U.S. town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, rises to 13. (AP)
The bodies of 21 coal miners are retrieved from an unlicensed coal mine in the Chinese city of Qitaihe in the province of Heilongjiang. Four people have been arrested including the owner of the mine and three managers. (AP via Daily Mail)
2016 Oakland warehouse fire
- At least nine people are killed and 40 are missing in a warehouse fire in Oakland, California. (BBC), (AP)

International relations

Taiwan–United States relations
- United States President-elect Donald Trump holds a telephone conversation with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the first known contact between a U.S. president or president-elect with a Taiwanese leader since the United States recognized the People's Republic of China in 1979. (The Washington Post) (The New York Times) (CNN)
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blames Taiwan for making the call. (Reuters)
Mercosur suspends Venezuela from the South American trading bloc for failing to meet membership requirements on trade and human rights. (BBC)

Law and crime

A shooting in Palilula, Dolj County, Romania, leaves at least three people dead, including the gunman, with two more injured. (Digi 24) (Realitatea.net)
The Russian Central Bank says hackers, who were attempting to steal about 5 billion rubles, did take more than 2 billion ($31 million) this year from member bank accounts. (Reuters) (CNN)

Politics and elections

Approximately 200,000 Muslims protest in the Indonesian capital Jakarta against the Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for alleged blasphemy. This is the second mass protest in a month against the minority Christian governor. (AP via Washington Post)
Indonesian president Joko Widodo attends the main event of the rally, Friday mass prayer, easing the tension of protesters. (The Jakarta Post)
Gambian presidential election, 2016
- Opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeats Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, bringing an end to Jammeh's 22-year-rule in the West African nation. (The Telegraph)

Science

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announces official names for recently-discovered superheavy elements Nihonium (113), Moscovium (115), Tennessine (117), and Oganesson (118). (BGR), (Live Science)

Sports

In motor sport, current Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg announces his retirement. (MSN)
2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season (American football):
- In the Pac-12 Conference, the Washington Huskies defeat the Colorado Buffaloes 41–10 to win the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. It is the first Pac-12 football title for the Huskies since the conference expanded to 12 schools in 2011. (Seattle Times)
- In the Mid-American Conference, the Western Michigan Broncos defeat the Ohio Bobcats 29–23, remaining unbeaten entering the bowl season and claiming the program's first MAC title since 1988. (AP via ESPN)

December 1, 2016 (Thursday)

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Ethnic violence in South Sudan (2011–present)
- A United Nations human rights commission in South Sudan claims a "steady process of ethnic cleansing is underway" in the war-torn nation. (Al Jazeera)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
- At least 15 children are killed by ISIS snipers in Mosul. (Iraqi News)
- In al-Bakr district, Mosul, an ISIS mortar shell kills at least three people and wounded another three. (Iraqi News)
- Four bombs kill two people and injured another seven in Sha'ab, a neighbourhood of Baghdad. (Iraqi News)

Arts and culture

Yoga, rumba and Nowruz are classified as 'treasures' by UNESCO. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

LaMia Flight 2933
- Bolivia's aviation authority suspends the operating license of LaMia. Investigation into the crash in Colombia, which killed 71 people, continues. (BBC)

International relations

Ukrainian crisis, Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)
- Ukraine starts a missile test near Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, while Russia puts its air-defense and naval forces in the region on high alert. (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Israeli Ministry of Transportation orders a bus company in Beersheba to remove Arabic-language advertisements on their buses following complaints from several Jewish residents. (Al Jazeera)
Iran–United States relations
- The United States Senate votes 99-0 in favor of a ten-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, the measure will now be sent to President Barack Obama to sign into law. The act was due to expire on December 31, 2016, if not renewed. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Six members of one family, including three children, are found dead in Böheimkirchen, Austria. Police suspect a murder-suicide by one of the female relatives. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Despite criticism by UN Special Envoy for Yemen, 42 cabinet members of the National Salvation Government in Yemen have taken oath and convened its first meeting. The new government, led by the former governor of Aden Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, vowed to help UN efforts for peace and stability in the country.(UN News Center), (Al Manar tv), (SABA NET),(Muslim Times)
Gambian presidential election, 2016
- Elections are held in The Gambia. (Al-Jazeera)
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016
- Recounts begin in North Carolina. (CNN)
2016 United States presidential election recount and audit
- The Jill Stein-initiated recounts begin in Wisconsin. (Fortune)
French presidential election, 2017
- François Hollande, the President of France, announces that he will not run in next year's presidential election. This leaves the selection of a candidate for the French Socialist Party wide open. (The Guardian)
Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- President-elect Donald Trump names retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as United States Secretary of Defense. (USA Today)

Science and technology

Roscosmos cargo spacecraft Progress MS-04 fails to dock with the International Space Station after experiencing a rocket failure. The spacecraft is believed to have mainly burnt up in the atmosphere. (Euronews)

November 30, 2016 (Wednesday)

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War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
- Afghan security forces killed 16 militants from Taliban group in Ghazni. (TOLOnews)
Aleppo offensive (November 2016)
- Syrian Civil Defense claim that more than 45 people have died as a result of heavy artillery bombardment of eastern Aleppo. (Reuters), (RFERL)
Israel-Iran proxy conflict
- Allegedly Israeli fighter jets strike a suspected Hezbollah weapons convoy near Damascus, Syria. (Forward), (BBC)
Colombian peace process
- The Congress of Colombia unanimously approves a peace deal between the Government and rebel group FARC to end the Colombian conflict. (Telesur TV)

Arts and culture

A manuscript by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler sells for about £4.5 million at Sotheby’s. (BBC)

Business and economy

OPEC agrees to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Key non-OPEC producers most notably Russia have also agreed to cut their production. Oil futures have risen by 9%. (Market Watch), (Market Watch)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announces it has fined Bank of America Merrill Lynch $7 million for failure to supervise the use of leverage in its brokerage accounts, especially in connection with Puerto Rico municipal bonds. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Southeastern United States wildfires
- At least three deaths and several injuries caused by wildfires in Tennessee are reported near Dolly Parton's Dollywood resort. (BBC)
- The death toll from wildfires in Sevier County, Tennessee, rises to at least seven. (WBIR)
Tornadoes of 2016
- Three people are dead after a tornado hits in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Four other people are injured in neighboring De Kalb County. (WAFF), (NBC News)
LaMia Airlines Flight 2933
- The BBC reports that leaked audio recordings of air traffic tower tapes indicate that the LaMia Airlines flight was running out of fuel near the Colombian city of Medellin. (BBC)

Law and crime

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the current governor of Jakarta, faces charges of blasphemy for allegedly insulting Islam. (The Washington Post )
Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy
- Two Hong Kong Youngspiration party Legislative Council election victors lose their appeal to take their seats in parliament by a High Court three-judge panel. Tomorrow, the High Court will hear the independence supporters' petition for a hearing by the Court of Final Appeal. (Time)
The Indian Supreme Court orders all cinemas must play the national anthem, and the audience must stand during its performance, before a film is screened. Order is effective in 10 days. (BBC) (The Indian Express)

Politics and elections

Haitian presidential election, round 2
- Jude Célestin, Jean-Charles Moïse and Maryse Narcisse vow to contest the election after violent riots spread in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. (CBC)
Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- President-elect Donald Trump announces that his team has made a deal with Carrier Corporation that would save around 1,000 jobs at an Indiana factory. Carrier had planned to move production from a key factory in that state to Nuevo León, Mexico. (The New York Times) (CNBC)
- Trump intends to appoint billionaire Wilbur Ross as United States Secretary of Commerce. (NPR)
- Trump picks banker and businessman Steven Mnuchin to be his Secretary of the Treasury. (NPR)
The government of Nepal proposes to amend the constitution to make it more inclusive. (The Washington Post)
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016
- The recount in North Carolina continues amid pressure towards Republican candidate Pat McCrory to accept his defeat by Democratic nominee Roy Cooper. (The New York Times) (WCTI-TV)
- A federal judge orders the state of North Carolina to redraw its legislative districts citing gerrymandering. (Reuters)
2016 United States presidential election recount and audit
- Reform candidate Rocky de la Fuente files for a sample recount in parts of Nevada. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Jill Stein files for recount in Michigan. (US News and World Report)
United States elections, 2016, 115th United States Congress
- In Democratic Party congressional leadership elections, U.S. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi is re-elected, holding off the challenge by Tim Ryan. Democratic whip Steny Hoyer is also re-elected. Current caucus vice chair Joseph Crowley takes the caucus chairmanship. Linda Sánchez, in a three-way race, is elected the new vice chair. (ABC)

Science and technology

South Africa launches the HVTN 702 trial for an experimental AIDS vaccine, which will involve over 5,400 men and women over the course of four years. (Al Jazeera)

Sport

World Chess Championship 2016
- Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defeats Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin to retain the World Chess Championship title. (BBC)

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Recent deaths
December 5: Jayalalithaa 2: Sammy Lee 1: Don Calfa 1: Joe McKnight November 29: Luis Alberto Monge 29: Ray Columbus 28: Mark Taimanov 28: Van Williams 25: Margaret Rhodes 25: Ron Glass 25: Trevor Goddard 25: Fidel Castro 25: Thomas Taylor 24: Dave Ferriss 24: Florence Henderson 23: Rita Barberá 23: Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili 23: Ralph Branca 23: Andrew Sachs 22: M. Balamuralikrishna 21: William Trevor 20: Konstantinos Stephanopoulos 19: Irving A. Fradkin 18: Denton Cooley 18: Sharon Jones 16: Melvin Laird 15: Mose Allison 15: Sixto Durán Ballén 15: Holly Dunn 14: Marti Friedlander 14: Gwen Ifill 13: Leon Russell 12: Lupita Tovar 11: Ilse Aichinger 11: Aileen Mehle 11: Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 11: Robert Vaughn edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Al-Qaeda insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent November 13: Bulgaria, President (2nd round) 13: Moldova, President (2nd round) 20: Haiti, President 24: Grenada, Referendum 26: Kuwait, National Assembly 27: Switzerland, Referendum December 1: Gambia, President 4: Austria, President (2nd round) 4: Italy, Constitutional referendum 4: Uzbekistan, President Upcoming December 7: Ghana, President, Parliament 11: Kyrgyzstan, Referendum 11: Macedonia, Assembly of the Republic 11: Romania, Chamber of Deputies, Senate 15: Turks and Caicos, House of Assembly edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara China: Wan Qingliang, Ling Jihua, Zhoi Bin, Guo Boxiong Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Nur Misuari, Joel Villanueva Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Chris Denning, Adam Johnson, Ched Evans United States: Bob McDonnell, Sheldon Silver, Paul Anthony Ciancia, Dean Skelos International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Pan Yiyang, Yang Weize Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Mary Jane Veloso Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Pakistan: Waseem Azeem, Mufti Abdul Qawi Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Leila de Lima, Rodrigo Duterte, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil United States: Etan Patz International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby edit sidebar