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Current events of November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) (Tuesday) Armed attacks and conflicts Battle of Mosul (2016) United Nations Human Rights Council spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani says ISIL militants killed 40 former Iraqi Security Forces members and threw their bodies in the Tigris river near Mosul on Saturday. (Reuters) Iraqi Special Operations Forces have fought their way into the outskirts of Mosul. (Chicago Tribune) The predominantly African American Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville Mississippi burned down to brick walls and spray painted with "Vote Trump" in what appeared to be a political hate crime. Andrew McClinton, a black member of the church was arrested, charged and later pleaded guilty to burning the church in a race hoax (WREG) Disasters and accidents Gadani ship-breaking yard At least 14 people are killed and 59 burned when a gas cylinder explosion aboard an oil tanker causes a major fire at the ship-breaking yard in Gadani in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. Dozens other workers remain missing as many injured are transferred to hospitals in nearby Karachi. (Dawn News) (The Express Tribune) Robert J. Bentley, the Governor of Alabama, declares a state of emergency following Monday's gas explosion in a Colonial Pipeline pipeline. The explosion killed one person and injured five. (BreakingNews.com) (Fox News) A fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi's Cầu Giấy district kills 13 people. (Channel NewsAsia) International relations China–Philippines relations Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos quits as the Philippines' special envoy to China amid a falling out with his mentee current Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte. (The Manila Standard) Politics and elections Two weeks after his initial announcement, Bob Day, leader of the Family First Party, confirms his immediate resignation from the Australian Senate due to the liquidation of his business. (ABC News Australia) 2016 South Korean political scandal Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of a South Korean political scandal involving her friend President of Korea Park Geun-hye, is detained for questioning. (ABC) Cai Qi is appointed acting mayor of Beijing, replacing Wang Anshun. (SCMP) United States elections, 2016 Four state Democratic Parties sue the Donald Trump presidential campaign, the state Republican Parties, and "Stop the Steal" group founder Roger Stone for voter intimidation in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona. (AP via CBS News) (Reuters) Succession to Thailand's throne Thailand is preparing for the December 1, 2016, ascension of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to the throne, according to senior military sources. (BBC) (Reuters) Iranian parliament approves three President Hassan Rouhani's new designated ministers, including Reza Salehi Amiri, Fakhruddin Danesh-Ashtiani and Masoud Soltanifar as culture, education and sports ministers respectively. (Reuters) (PressTV) Sport 2016 Melbourne Cup In thoroughbred horse racing, Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, trained by Robert Hickmott and owned by five-time winner Lloyd Williams, wins the 156th Melbourne Cup. (ABC News Australia) Current events of November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) (Wednesday) Disasters and accidents Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 New analysis by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau suggests that no-one was controlling Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as it plunged into the southern Indian Ocean in 2014. (AP via Fox News) Chinese state media reports that all 33 miners trapped underground have been found dead on Monday after a gas explosion at Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu Town of Yongchuan District in Chongqing, and preliminary investigations have been started. (AP) (Xinhua) International relations Philippines–United States relations, Philippine Drug War United States State Department blocks the sale of firearms to the Philippines due to concerns of human rights violations. (CNN), (Reuters) Politics and elections Park Geun-hye seeks to appoint Kim Byong-joon as the new Prime Minister of South Korea in a bid to restore confidence after a political scandal. Kim Byong-joon replaces sacked prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. (AP), (CNN) Law and crime 2016 shootings of Des Moines police officers Two police officers are shot and killed in separate "ambush-style" attacks in Urbandale and Des Moines, Iowa. A suspect in both shootings was identified and was captured by police two hours later. (CNN) Sport Qui Nguyen wins the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada. (ESPN) 2016 World Series In American Major League Baseball, the Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in 10 innings, winning the Series 4–3 and claiming their first MLB title since 1908. The Cubs' Ben Zobrist is named series MVP. Cubs win game 7 and the title in the early hours of November 3rd, 2016. (AP via ESPN) Current events of November 3, 2016 (2016-11-03) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Battle of Boz Qandahari: Two United States military personnel, four Afghan Commandos, and 30 civilians are killed in clashes with the Taliban in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (VOA News) (NATO) (Reuters) Moro conflict Muslim rebel group Moro National Liberation Front leader Nur Misuari meets with Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang Palace after receiving a reprieve from previous crimes of rebellion. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Security forces killed at least 2 insurgents and another 5 were injured in Cairo. (Al-Ahram) Disasters and accidents At least 22 people have been killed and 65 injured following a collision of the Bahauddin Zakaria Express with a stationary train at Juma Goth Train station, Karachi, Pakistan. (Geo tv) (AP) European migration crisis November 2016 Libya migrant shipwrecks The United Nations believes that at least 239 migrants drowned in shipwrecks near the coast of Libya. (USA Today), (ABC Online) International relations India-Pakistan relations Pakistan accuses eight Indian diplomats of espionage and terrorism amid rising tensions concerning Kashmir. India said it rejects these allegations. The six Pakistani diplomats withdrawn from India last week were reported to have been accused of spying. (Reuters) Politics and elections Brexit aftermath The High Court rules that Parliament must vote on whether the United Kingdom can start the process of leaving the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. (BBC) Law and crime Todd Kohlhepp A man identified as Todd Kohlhepp is arrested after authorities discover a missing woman chained up in a storage container on his property. The woman had gone missing along with her boyfriend around the end of August. (CNN), (CBS News) Current events of November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Kurdish–Turkish conflict A car bomb kills at least eight people and injures up to 100 in Diyarbakır, Turkey. (NPR) (USA Today) Three U.S. service members are killed in an exchange of gunfire with Jordanian military guards outside the King Faisal Air Base near Al-Jafr, Jordan. A Jordanian officer is also injured in the incident. (The Guardian) Arts and culture Singer Michael Bublé's son is diagnosed with cancer. (BBC) Business and economy A U.S. district court judge grants class certification to plaintiffs in a lawsuit against banks that helped underwrite securities from NovaStar, once a high-flying subprime lender, now defunct. (Reuters) Fox News apologizes to Hillary Clinton for reporting falsely of 'likely' Clinton indictment. (USA Today ) Disasters and accidents The death toll from a boat accident near Singapore reaches 54. The victims are mostly Indonesian migrant workers. (Straits Times) At least 15 people are killed in an outbreak of heavy smog in the Pakistani province of Punjab. (Geo News) Health Tobacco smoke A research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory quantifies the molecular damage inflicted on DNA and discloses that every 50 cigarettes smoked generates an average of one DNA mutation in each lung cell. (New Scientist) (Los Angeles Times) Law and crime Fort Lee lane closure scandal Two former associates of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly and ex-Port Authority executive Bill Baroni, are found guilty on all seven counts by a federal jury from their roles in the so-called Bridgegate scandal that created crippling traffic near the George Washington Bridge in September 2013. (The New York Times) (Bloomberg) (New York Daily News) Todd Kohlhepp A body, later identified as the boyfriend of a missing woman rescued on the previous day, was discovered on Kohlhepp's property. (CBS News) Politics and elections Palauan presidential election, 2016 Incumbent President of Palau Tommy Remengesau narrowly leads his brother-in-law, Surangel Whipps Jr., by 78 votes. Final results are expected to be announced later in November. (Radio New Zealand International) 2016 South Korean political scandal The President of South Korea Park Geun-hye accepts full blame for the scandal over the influence of religious figure Choi Soon-sil in Park's administration and vows to accept the results of an independent investigation into her actions. (AP) 2016 Turkish purges Turkish security forces begin mass arrests of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MPs, including co-leaders Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. Internet access is reportedly blocked across southeastern Turkey. (The Guardian) (BBC) The Editors Guild of India protests the Indian Government's order to shut down Hindi news channel NDTV India for 24 hours alleging the channel's coverage of January’s deadly attack on Pathankot air base revealed sensitive military secrets. NDTV denies the charges, and says it will challenge this unprecedented order. (The New York Times) (The Times of India) Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 A study of former fashion model and current wife of presidential candidate Donald Trump Melania Trump's work history shows that she was an illegal worker in the United States before she received legal authorization. (CNBC) The National Enquirer reportedly paid former Playboy model Karen McDougal US$150,000 for a story about an alleged affair she had with Donald Trump in 2006. The tabloid however suppressed the story. (Fox News) Spanish general election, 2016 2015–16 Spanish government formation After almost a year of political blockade and an acting government, Mariano Rajoy forms a new government after being invested on October 29. (El País) Current events of November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Battle of Aleppo A short ceasefire ends as residents of Aleppo prepare for a resumption of bombing. (Reuters via ABC Online) International relations Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia, cancels a planned visit to Australia following violent protests in Jakarta that resulted in one death and 12 injured. (BBC) Law and crime Philippine Drug War The mayor of Albuera, Leyte, accused of drug trafficking, is shot dead in jail. (BBC) Todd Kohlhepp Kohlhepp, a man arrested in the American state of South Carolina for keeping a missing woman "chained like a dog", has reportedly confessed to seven murders, including four killed in an unsolved mass shooting at a motorcycle shop in 2003. (BBC), (CBS News) A woman who was allegedly raped by Donald Trump drops her lawsuit against the presidential candidate. (Fox News) Politics and elections 2016 South Korean protests Tens of thousands protest in the South Korean capital, Seoul, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye over her links with Choi Soon-sil, who was arrested on November 3, and charged with fraud and abuse of power. (BBC) United States presidential election, 2016 timeline, Stop Trump movement A false alarm leads to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump being rushed off stage by United States Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. A man, reportedly carrying a gun, was escorted out of the venue by security officers shortly following the incident; however, further inspection revealed no weapons on his person. The man was brandishing a "Republicans against Trump" sign.(Guardian)(CBS News) (USA Today) Sports In rugby union, Ireland defeat New Zealand 40–29 in Chicago. The win is Ireland's first ever over the All Blacks in 29 matches and 111 years, and also ends the All Blacks' record-setting Test match winning streak at 18. (Press Association via ESPN (UK)) Current events of November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) An Australian woman has reportedly been kidnapped in Kabul. (ABC Online) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Suicide bombers strike in the cities of Tikrit and Samarra in Iraq, killing at least 21. (BBC) (Reuters) (Reuters via Daily Mail) At least 11 people are killed and 16 others are injured after a gunman opens fire on football fans watching an English Premier League game near Juba, South Sudan. (BBC) Syrian Civil War Syrian Democratic Forces begin a campaign to recapture Al-Raqqah from ISIL. (AP) Arts and culture In an apparent rebuke against United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump, Pope Francis speaks a sermon in Spanish warning against "fear" and the "walls" that divide. (Washington Post) Disasters and accidents 2009–16 Oklahoma earthquake swarms Buildings in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., sustain damage from a moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake. (ABC News) An explosion kills at least six people in Ivanovo, Russia. (RT) Law and crime As many as 200 prisoners take over parts of HM Prison Bedford in Bedford, England, amid reports of a riot and explosions inside the Category B men's prison. (BBC) Politics and elections Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 British Prime Minister Theresa May says the House of Commons must accept Brexit. (The Guardian) Bulgarian presidential election, 2016 Voters in Bulgaria go to the polls for a presidential election, with exit polls showing no candidate receiving the majority necessary to win outright, and Rumen Radev and Tsetska Tsacheva likely to face one another in a run-off on 13 November. (AP) Nicaraguan general election, 2016 Voters in Nicaragua go to the polls for a general election with polls suggesting that the President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega will be elected for a third successive term. Ortega's wife Rosario Murillo is running to be the Vice President of Nicaragua.(AP) Electoral council official says high turnout among 3.8 million registered voters. Later, opposition Broad Front for Democracy Party says there was a low turnout as citizens responded to the call for a boycott. (BBC) (AP via The Caledonian-Record) In Hong Kong, police clash with protesters after more than 10,000 locals march against the Chinese government interpretation of the Basic Law in the Legislative Council oath-taking controversy. (South China Morning Post) Hillary Clinton email controversy Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey tells the United States Congress that he has found no evidence of criminality by Hillary Clinton in relation to a new batch of emails. (CNN) (BBC) Sport Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas In boxing, Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao defeats Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas to claim the World Boxing Organization's welterweight title. (The Guardian) (AAP via Yahoo! News) New York City Marathon Mary Keitany of Kenya and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea win the 2016 New York City marathon. It is Keitany's third victory in the event and Ghebreslassie's first. (Pix) Current events of November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Battle of Mosul (2016–2017), Hamam al-Alil massacre Iraqi Army discover at least 100 beheaded bodies as they retake Hamam al-Alil, the last major settlement south of Mosul. (CNN) Somali Civil War Fighting between militias in Galkayo, Somalia, leaves at least 29 dead. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents Schools in Delhi and New Delhi close after smog reach toxic levels. The air quality index is 999 with 500 rated as hazardous. (Quartz), (CNN) Floods in Vietnam kill at least 15. (Reuters) International relations Reunification of Cyprus The leaders of northern and southern Cyprus meet in Switzerland to restart talks about reuniting the island. (BBC) Law and crime The armed group Abu Sayyaf kidnaps a German national and murders his female companion off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. (Deutsche Welle) A Cambodian opposition senator is sentenced to 7 years in prison for a post on Facebook. (Voice of America) Politics and elections Youngspiration Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching are banned by China from taking office in Hong Kong over the oath-taking controversy. (Bloomberg) Protesters in Malaysia attempt to shut down the Malaysiakini newspaper which has been at the center of opposition towards Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. (The Guardian) Filipino senator Leila de Lima files a lawsuit against Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in the country's Supreme Court seeking to stop the president from gathering, and making public, information about her private life. (The Washington Post) Former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili resigns as governor of the Ukrainian region of Odessa, citing corruption in Odessa as the main reason. (The New York Times) Current events of November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Six Al Qaeda insurgents are killed by the Arab coalition in Yemen. (Reuters) Gunmen kill at least 30 people in an attack on a gold mine in a remote area of Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria. (Reuters) Business and economy India abolishes larger banknotes in a bold and unexpected move to curb circulation of counterfeit notes and to fight black money. (BBC) (NDTV) Politics and elections United States elections, 2016 Voters in the United States go to the polls for a range of federal, state and local elections, including the highly publicized presidential election between major party nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (ABC) Results from several of New Hampshire's small midnight voting towns are released, showing marginal victories for Clinton in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, while Trump won significantly more votes in Millsfield. (News.com.au) (IB Times) The Republican Party is forecast to retain control of the United States House of Representatives. (ABC News) Donald Trump is forecast to win the United States presidential election as a result of victories of battleground states. (The Telegraph) The New York Times forecasts that it is highly likely that the Republican Party will retain control of the United States Senate. (The New York Times) 2016 South Korean political scandal South Korean prosecutors raid the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of a ongoing probe into President Park Geun-hye's controversial association with Choi Soon-sil. Yonhap News Agency reports prosecutors are investigating whether Samsung improperly provided financial assistance to Choi's daughter, Chung Yoo-ra. (BBC) (Reuters) European migrant crisis The National Assembly rejects Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's bill to block the settlement of refugees in Hungary. The far-right Jobbik party abstained from the vote, arguing the immigration ban should apply to all foreigners, and not just refugees. (BBC) Current events of November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Operation Inherent Resolve The United States military states that it has inadvertently killed 64 civilians in air strikes on targets in Syria and Iraq over the past year. (AP via Fox News) Disasters and accidents 2016 Croydon tram derailment At least seven people have been killed and 51 hospitalised after a Tramlink light rail vehicle derailed and overturned close to Sandilands tram stop in the London Borough of Croydon early on Wednesday. It is believed to be the first tram accident involving fatalities in the United Kingdom since 1959. (BBC News) 2016 United States presidential election and general elections, 2016 Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election, becomes the president-elect of the United States after defeating Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in the electoral college. It is the fifth time in United States history where the winning candidate lost the popular vote, the last such defeat occurring in 2000 when George W. Bush defeated Al Gore. The Republican Party retains control of the House and Senate. (The New York Times) Notable propositions are passed in several states including legal recreational marijuana in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada; medical marijuana in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota; tougher firearms restrictions in California and Washington state; physician assisted suicide in Colorado, and the reimposition of capital punishment in Nebraska. (BBC) (The Chicago Tribune) Over 100,000 protest the election of Donald Trump in Chicago; Los Angeles; Oakland, California; Philadelphia; Portland, Oregon, New York City; Seattle and other major cities, reflecting a deep political divide in the United States. (CNN) (ABC) Some residents and business leaders in the state of California, which voted with majority support for Hillary Clinton, propose launching a secession movement from the United States after Donald Trump is elected president. (Time) (BBC) International relations The immigration website of Canada crashes due to overflow, coinciding with the election in the United States. (CNN) Law and crime The Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments on a case regarding whether the citizenship claim of a child is different if there is an unmarried father versus an unmarried mother who is a U.S. citizen. (Scotus blog) Current events of November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif attack At least two people have been killed and 90 injured in an attack on the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif. The Taliban has claimed responsibility. (The New York Times) Arts and culture Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies at the age of 82. (Rolling Stone) Business and economy Siemens AG announces that it plans to spin off its US$15 billion health care division, making it its own independent company. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections Anti-Trump protests continue across the United States and abroad. (USA Today) (Los Angeles Daily News) Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect of the United States Donald Trump meets with President Barack Obama for the first time at the White House. (BBC) Current events of November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War Armed opposition militants fired shells containing chlorine and white phosphorus at the 1070 Apartments project in Aleppo. (Al Masdar News) Disasters and accidents At least 13 are killed in a fire in New Delhi, India. (VOA News) Politics and elections Anti-Trump protests Protests and riots against president-elect Donald Trump take place in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta, leading to the arrests of over 225 people. (The Washington Post) Science and technology An Atlas V rocket successfully launches WorldView-4 for DigitalGlobe from Vandenberg Air Force Base after a two-month delay caused by wildfires near the spaceport. (SpaceNews) Current events of November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Sectarianism in Pakistan, 2016 Khuzdar bombing At least 52 people, including women and children, have been killed and more than 100 injured by a bomb explosion in the crowded Shah Noorani Shrine in Hub town, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan. ISIL has claimed responsibility. (The News) (GEO tv) (Daily Pakistan), (BBC) War in Afghanistan 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing: An explosion at NATO's Bagram Airfield kills four Americans and injures at least 16 U.S. service members and a Polish soldier. The Taliban claims responsibility. (Reuters), (The Australian) Moro conflict Six Vietnamese sailors are kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf off the coast of the Philippines. (Newsweek) Law and crime Gunshots are fired in Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, New York. Police report the mall has been cleared; they are looking for one suspect. (The Washington Post) (WTEN-TV) Killing of Cecil the lion A Zimbabwe high court judge drops charges against Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter who led the expedition that resulted in the death of the lion named Cecil, because the prosecutor's filing was not properly constituted, and was "too vague to enable (the defendant) to mount a proper defense." (UPI) (News24) Politics and elections 2016 South Korean protests As many as 1,000,000 people march on the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid an ongoing corruption scandal. It is the largest protest in South Korea since the protests against U.S. beef imports in 2008. (The Washington Post) (BBC) (Newsis) Anti-Trump protests Protests against American president-elect Donald Trump continue in his hometown New York City. (The New York Times) Colombia ceasefire The Government of Colombia and rebel group FARC announce a new peace deal after an earlier agreement was rejected by a referendum six weeks ago. (Noticias Caracol) (BBC) Current events of November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Internal conflict in Myanmar Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar Eight people are killed and 36 are arrested in clashes between the Myanmar Army and what are believed to be Rohingya insurgents in Rakhine State. (Reuters) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Human Rights Watch says that Kurdish Regional Government forces have destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq in what may amount to a war crime. (Reuters) Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) The ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, south of Mosul, is recaptured by the Iraqi Army after heavy fighting with ISIL militants. (The Guardian) Syrian Civil War Militants launch projectiles containing toxic gas in an area near Aleppo International Airport, injuring at least 28 people. (South Front) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says an explosion from a suspected airstrike at a border crossing in Kurdish-held Afrin Canton kills 12 people. (AP) Business and economics Volkswagen emissions scandal A new class action lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. federal court in Illinois, claims the Volkswagen Group used emission defeat devices in at least six of its Audi V6 gasoline engines. (UPI) (Auto Week) (Industry Week) Disasters and accidents A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes northwest Argentina, near Chilecito in La Rioja Province. No reports of damages or injuries. (AP) International relations Australia–United States relations Australia and the United States reach a deal to relocate asylum seekers from Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to the U.S. (AAP via Yahoo News Australia) Law and crime Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte threatens to suspend the country's habeas corpus "if forced to" by what he says the worsening lawlessness in the country. He mentioned in the same speech, the alleged widespread illegal drug trade in the country, the rebellion in Mindanao, and the worsening campaign against the militant Maute group. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Politics and elections Bulgarian presidential election, 2016 Bulgarians head to the polls in a presidential runoff between BSP backed Rumen Radev, of the socialist opposition, and Tsetska Tsacheva, Chairwoman of the National Assembly, from incumbent prime-minister Boyko Borisov's conservative GERB. Exit polls by Alpha Research and Gallup International show Radev with about 58 percent of the vote with Tsacheva getting around 35 percent. (novinite.com) (Reuters) Moldovan presidential election, 2016 Voters in Moldova head to the polls in the country's presidential runoff between two opposition candidates, Igor Dodon, from the pro-Russian socialist PSRM, and Maia Sandu, from the pro-EU liberal PAS, with Dodon expected to win. Preliminary results, in this first Moldovan election where the president is chosen by national votes rather than by parliament, will be announced Monday. (ABCNEWS) (Voice of America) 2016 South Korean political scandal A South Korean official says prosecutors will question President Park Geun-hye, no later than Wednesday, about the political corruption scandal. This will be the first time a sitting president is questioned by prosecutors in a criminal case. (Reuters) Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect of the United States Donald Trump says he plans to deport or imprison up to 3 million illegal migrants, targeting those with criminal records. (BBC) Proposed cabinet of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump names Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House Chief of Staff. (BBC) Donald Trump's presidential campaign chief executive and Breitbart News executive chairman, Stephen Bannon, is named as Trump's Counselor to the President. (Sky News) United States–European Union relations European Union foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting to assess the impact of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president on EU-U.S. relations. U.K. and French foreign ministers do not participate. (The Washington Post) Protests against Donald Trump Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway asks outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and former U.S. First Lady and Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to discourage the protests. (The Washington Post) 2016 Turkish purges The Turkish Defense Ministry announces about 300 Turkish naval officers, suspected of having ties to the failed government coup, have been suspended or dismissed. (UPI) Current events of November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Terrorism in Indonesia A child is killed and three other children are wounded in an attack in Samarinda. (ABC) 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reports seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian cross-border shelling in Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir. (Reuters) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) A suicide bomber kills six people near Karbala. (Reuters) (RFERL) At least eight people are killed and 20 others are injured in car bomb attacks in Fallujah. (Reuters) At least nine Shia pilgrims have been killed and several injured after police opened fire on a religious procession by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in the city of Kano, Nigeria. (BBC News) (Al-Jazeera) Business and economics Samsung Electronics agrees to buy the U.S.-based Harman International Industries for $8 billion in the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Kaikoura earthquake A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes north of Christchurch, New Zealand, in the early hours Monday, triggering tsunami warnings and causing widespread damage. At least two people are reported killed. (Metro) (Reuters) A Russian MiG-29 crashes in the Mediterranean Sea off the Syrian coast. The pilot ejected safely from the plane and is unhurt. (BBC) Law and crime A report states that Malaysia does not successfully deal with child sexual abuse cases due to weaknesses in the nation's criminal justice system, and the country's failure to increase public awareness of this crime by not releasing relevant data. (Reuters) A judge orders the release of Brendan Dassey, the subject of the Netflix series Making a Murderer. Wisconsin's Attorney General announces he intends to file an emergency appeal. (WTMJ-TV) Breach notification website LeakedSource.com reports information for over 412 million users of FriendFinder Networks Inc. adult websites, as well as records from Penthouse.com, were compromised last month in the largest hack of the year. This attack potentially exposes 10 times the number in 2015's hack of infidelity website Ashley Madison. (Reuters) (The Washington Post) (LeakedSource.com) Politics and elections Aftermath of the Bulgarian presidential election, 2016 Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov resigns as a result of Socialist-backed Rumen Radev winning the presidential election. (Reuters) Augustin Matata Ponyo resigns as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Africa News) Moldovan presidential election, 2016 Igor Dodon, of the Socialists’ Party, wins Sunday's Moldovan presidential election run-off with 52.2 percent of the vote, besting former Education Minister Maia Sandu of the Action and Security Party. Sandu has not yet accepted these preliminary results because of voting irregularities which she will present to the Central Election Commission for review. (AP via The Washington Post) (Euronews) Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump is seeking top secret security clearances for his children, according to CBS News. (Reuters) (CBS News) Science and technology Spanish archaeologists in Luxor announce the discovery of an approximately 3000 year old mummy in "near perfect" condition. (MSN) Current events of November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War Between four and 20 people are reported killed by government and Russian airstrikes that hit rebel held areas, five hospitals, and a mobile clinic in Aleppo, says U.S. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau. Syria and Russia deny targeting Aleppo. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) (CBS News) Business and economy The global bonds sell-off continue amid uncertainty over Donald Trump as stock markets continue to rise to record levels. (BBC) International relations Brexit aftermath There is no plan for Brexit, according to a critical leaked memo from the consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. The document indicates Whitehall is working on 500 Brexit-related projects. Both Deloitte and the British Government confirm the document is an internal working document from Deloitte that was compiled without government approval or assistance. (BBC) Scottish independence Scotland is considering launching its own passports to maintain the decades-old freedom of movement between Scotland and the rest of the European Union, even if it is lost by England and Wales.(Herald Scotland) (Evening Times) Law and crime Russia arrests Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukaev for allegedly seeking a bribe to approve the sale of 50 per cent of Bashneft to state-run oil producer Rosneft last month. (Bloomberg) Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City suspends all arrival and departure flights after at least one person is shot in the airport's parking lot. Local media report that victim has been transported in "emergency condition" to a nearby hospital. (Reuters) Six students, including the suspect, are stabbed at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. The suspect is taken into custody, and there are no reports of life threatening injuries. (Washington Post) Police in Anchorage, Alaska, link a gun that a suspect used in the attempted murder of a police officer, to five unsolved homicides in the city which occurred over the summer. The suspect was killed during the murder attempt. (Alaska Dispatch News) The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings of 2012 ask the Connecticut Supreme Court to reverse a lower court dismissal of their lawsuit against Remington Arms, maker of the Bushmaster rifle used by murderer Adam Lanza. (Reuters) Egypt's court of cassation overturns the death sentence on Mohamed Morsi and five other members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The court orders a retrial of six men for their roles in releasing the prisoners from the Wadi el-Natrun prison. (BBC) Politics and elections Presidential transition of Donald Trump Ben Carson, former GOP presidential candidate, current advisor to President-elect Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon, has decided to not accept a Cabinet position in the Trump administration. (Reuters) Trump business interests Three Trump Place buildings on New York City's Upper West Side are each changing its name to their street addresses in response to a residents' petition, and to assume a neutral building identity, according to the landlord Equity Residential's spokesperson. (New York Post)(The Real Deal) Current events of November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Four members of the Afghan National Security Forces are killed and 11 people are injured during a suicide bomber attack near the Afghan defense ministry headquarters in Kabul. (AP via ABC News America) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The Saudi-led military coalition and the Houthis (Ansar Allah) arrive at a ceasefire agreement effective as of 17 November 2016, as a result of talks led by US Secretary of State John Kerry with the region's leaders.(The Guardian)(Arabian Business) Disasters and accidents As many as 412 people have died in the last 23 days due to smog in Tehran, according to Iran's Health Ministry. All schools in the city have also been ordered to close as part of emergency measures. (AFP via Daily Mail) International relations Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a symbolic order to withdraw Russia's signature from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid calls by pro-rebel western Non-governmental organisations for an investigation into alleged Russian war crimes in Syria. (The Independent) Politics and elections A so-called "Muezzin Bill" which would limit the volume and usage time of loudspeakers in mosques during muezzin to decrease noise pollution is put to parliament in Israel and opposed by both Arab and Jewish ultra-orthodox parties. (The Jerusalem Post) Current events of November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports a car bomb has killed at least ten people in the city of Azaz, Aleppo Governorate. (Reuters) At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in air strikes and artillery shelling by government forces in Ghouta in the Damascus countryside, substantial damaging to residential areas. (Aljazeera) The Syrian government targeted an international relief agency and Palestinian refugee camp in Khan Sheha, which has been under siege for two months. (Aljazeera) Media reports say a hospital in Aleppo neighborhood is bombed on night by the Syrian government. (Aljazeera) Arts and culture The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. (Entertainment Weekly) "La Bicicleta" by Carlos Vives and Shakira wins the Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Juan Gabriel posthumously wins the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Los Dúo, Vol. 2 Disasters and accidents Caphiridzange explosion At least 73 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province. (AP) (Reuters) European migrant crisis Around 100 people are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya. So far this week, 18 people are confirmed dead and 340 missing attempting to migrate to Europe. (AFP via Yahoo!) International relations Japan–United States relations Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe becomes the first foreign head of government to meet President-elect of the United States Donald Trump since his election as President on November 8. (Reuters) Law and crime The Three UK mobile phone company admits that there has been a cyber-security breach involving the details of millions of customers. (The Telegraph) Former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral is arrested in corruption probe. (BBC) Politics and elections President Joseph Kabila appoints Samy Badibanga as the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a power-sharing deal agreed by the opposition and government. (Africa News) James R. Clapper resigns as U.S. Director of National Intelligence. (NBC News) Current events of November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Moro conflict At least 14 are killed in clashes with suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu, Philippines. (The New York Times) (Inquirer) Syrian Civil War Syrian government air raid hits a children's hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo, forcing medical staff to evacuate patients, including several newborn babies still in incubators. (Aljazeera) Witnesses and activists report that at least 49 people are killed in east Aleppo in heavy government air strikes that started late yesterday. (Aljazeera) Health Zika virus outbreak The World Health Organization declares an end to its global health crisis over the spread of the Zika virus as it has been shown to be a dangerous mosquito-borne disease like malaria or yellow fever. (New York Times) Law and crime The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denies the release of Brendan Dassey, subject of the 2015 documentary series Making a Murderer. (CNN) The New York Attorney General announces that Donald Trump has settled three lawsuits by former students of Trump University for $25 million. (BBC) In Melbourne Australia, a homeless asylum seeker battling mental issues from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community set himself on fire in an arson attack that injured 26 people. Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews there was no suggestion the suspect had terrorist motives.Austalia AP At a South Minneapolis in-home daycare, owner Nataliia Karia told a parent she "couldn't take it anymore" after hanging a child from a noose. She fled in a vehicle rampage ran over and dragged a pedestrian, hit a bicycle rider and several vehicles before attempting to jump from a bridge when she was arrested. 3 were injured. (Heavy) (People) (Complaint) Politics and elections Presidential transition of Donald Trump Officials serving on President-elect Donald Trump's transition team reveal selections for high-level positions, including Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Mike Pompeo for Director of the CIA and Michael T. Flynn for National Security Advisor. (NPR) Science and technology Shenzhou program China's Shenzhou 11 returns to Earth after completing China's longest manned space mission to date. (Reuters via Yahoo!) Current events of November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Iraqi Civil War At least 12 tribal fighters were killed by ISIL insurgents. The attack occurred in Shirqat. (Reuters) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The Saudi-led coalition announces a 48 hour ceasefire in Yemen from noon. (Bloomberg) (Reuters, AFP via Breaking News) A missile killed a Saudi soldier in Asir province (Reuters) Terrorism in Pakistan At least four are killed in an attack in Quetta, Pakistan. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Live Mint) (FOX News) Insurgency in Northeast India Three soldiers are killed in an ambush in Assam. (Times of India) Business and economics After a software error, Mexicans purchase US$2500 Dell Alienware laptops for just US$33 each. (BBC) Disasters and accidents 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall. (BBC) An air ambulance on its way to University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City crashes in Elko, Nevada. 4 people, including 3 crew and one patient are killed, and vehicles on the ground are damaged during the crash. (NBC News) Politics and elections Bersih 5 rally Tens of thousands of people protest in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down amid an ongoing corruption scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad. (Reuters) Pope Francis creates 17 new cardinals during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, raising the membership of the College of Cardinals to 228, of whom 121 are eligible to vote in a papal election. (Holy See Press Office) Science and technology An Atlas V rocket launches the GOES-R geosynchronous environmental satellite that will cover the Western Hemisphere for weather forecasting. (Florida Today) Sports In NASCAR, Daniel Suárez wins the season's final race in the second-tier Xfinity Series, the Ford EcoBoost 300, claiming the season title in the process. The Mexican becomes the first foreign driver ever to win a season championship in any of NASCAR's three U.S.-based national touring series. (ESPN) Current events of November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Internal conflict in Myanmar At least 8 people are killed and more than a dozen others are injured following an attack on Tatmadaw checkpoints, police outposts and the 105th Mile Trade Center by several insurgent groups in Muse, Shan State. The State Counselor's office issues a statement claiming that the Kachin Independence Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army were involved in the attack. (Anadolu) Syrian Civil War Six people are killed in a suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo, Syria. (CNN) (Reuters) (FOX News) Turkish military intervention in Syria A Turkish Army soldier is killed and two others injured in an ISIL bombing near the Syrian city of al-Bab. (Reuters via LBC) Libyan Civil War (2014–present) At least 16 people are killed and 50 others are wounded in clashes between rival tribes in Sabha, Libya after a monkey attacks a girl and pulls off her headscarf. (Reuters), (FOX News) Disasters and accidents Pukhrayan train derailment At least 142 people are killed and over 200 injured as the Indore–Patna Express derails near Pukhrayan in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (The New York Times) (Indian Express) (Fox News) (The Telegraph) (Reuters) Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu orders an inquiry. (Hindustan Times) Rescue efforts continue as dozens of people are still trapped in carriages. (CNN) 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season Storm Angus brings strong winds and heavy rain to southern England and the Channel Islands. (BBC) Law and crime 2016 South Korean political scandal An interim report by South Korean prosecutors implicates President Park Geun-hye in a political scandal involving her close friend Choi Soon-sil. Three people have been indicted in relation to the scandal. President Park cannot be indicted due to a constitutional provision preventing a sitting President being indicted except for treason or insurrection. (Yonhap) (CNN) Four policemen are killed in Brazil after their helicopter is shot down by a "gang". (BBC) (Reuters) Politics and elections French presidential election, 2017 The Republicans hold a primary election to select a candidate for next year's election. Partial results indicate that a second round of voting will occur with François Fillon and Alain Juppé as the two candidates in the second round. (BBC) (Reuters) Haitian presidential election, 2016–17 Voters in Haiti go to the polls for the first round of a presidential election. (AP) Sport Craig Reedie is elected for a second term as President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. (BBC) 2016 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles In tennis, Andy Murray defeats Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 in the final of the 2016 ATP World Tour finals and finishes the year as the world's number 1. (The Guardian) 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series In motorsport, Jimmie Johnson wins the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship with a victory in the final race of the season. It is his 7th Cup championship, which ties the all-time record set by Richard Petty in 1979 and Dale Earnhardt in 1994. (USA Today) Current events of November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) A largely ineffective 48-hour ceasefire comes to a head as both sides violate the terms of the armistice and continue clashing. At least 35 are killed, including 4 civilians. (Yahoo) War in Afghanistan November 2016 Kabul suicide bombing At least 32 people are killed and another 80 injured in a suicide bombing at a Kabul Shia mosque. ISIL claims responsibility. (Reuters) Boko Haram insurgency A militant attack on a base in Lake Chad leaves six Cameroonian soldiers dead. (AFP via NDTV) Libyan Civil War A car bomb in Benghazi kills three children and injures 20 others. (Reuters) South Sudan Conflict A detachment of Japanese troops land in South Sudan to aid in U.N. peacekeeping operations, Japan's first such action since World War II. (Reuters) Arts and culture Novelist, playwright and short story writer William Trevor dies in Devon, England. (The New York Times) (The Guardian) (The Irish Times) Disasters and accidents 2016–17 North American winter The death toll from "Winter Storm Argos" in the U.S. state of New Hampshire rises to five. (Weather Underground) The President of Bolivia Evo Morales declares a national emergency due to water shortages caused by a drought. (Phys Org) 2016 Chattanooga school bus crash At least six people are killed as an elementary school bus carrying dozens of students crashes in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (CBS News) International relations Russia–United States relations, APEC Peru 2016 President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin meet in Peru on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference to discuss involvement in the Syrian Civil War. (MSN) NATO–Russia relations Russia deploys its S-400 missile system in Kaliningrad, an exclave between Poland and Lithuania, in response to "NATO expansion" near its borders. The United States criticizes the move as "destabilizing" to Europe. Russia announced the planned deployment over a decade ago. (Reuters via Trust) Law and crime Philippine criminal law Concern is raised by the United Nations and human rights groups after Rodrigo Duterte proposes a law that allows jailing children as young as nine for certain crimes. (AFP via MSN) Corruption investigation of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Testimony begins in a corruption case against former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (Miami Herald) Politics and elections Presidency of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump announces his plans for his first day in office, including quitting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and canceling restrictions on United States energy production. (BBC) Yes California The campaign for California secession files a petition to seek signatures. (Los Angeles Times) Sports In soccer, Jürgen Klinsmann is fired as manager of the US men's national team after five years in charge, following losses to archrival Mexico and Costa Rica that left the USMNT at the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group. (ESPN) Current events of November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) (Tuesday) Business and economics The board of TransAsia Airways decides to dissolve the company after halting flights on Tuesday. (Bloomberg) (The Wall Street Journal) (The New York Times) Disasters and accidents 2016 Fukushima earthquake A 6.9 magnitude earthquake off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture injures 15 people, and triggers a 1 meter tsunami that causes a temporary power disruption at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant. (weather.com) (BBC) (News Corp via the West Australian) A 56-vehicle pile-up on the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway in China's northern Shanxi province, leaves at least 17 people dead and 37 others injured. (BBC) 2016 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Otto impacts Panama. A tropical storm watch is issued for Nicaragua from Bluefields to Sandy Bay Sirpi. (NOAA) European migrant crisis Rescuers recovered 8 bodies and saved 1400 migrants adrift on the Mediterranean Sea today. (IANS via the Indian Express) A German court acquits seven Islamists who formed a "Sharia police force" in the city of Wuppertal in 2014 after determining that they were not violating a law against "intimidating or militant uniforms". (RT) (Deutsche Welle) Law and crime Former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly is placed under house arrest on embezzlement charges. (Daily News Egypt) Politics and elections Presidency of Donald Trump Trump's aide Kellyanne Conway announces that the president-elect will not seek new charges against Hillary Clinton for possible crimes related to her email server. (New York Times) Sports In ice hockey, the identity of the Las Vegas team that will become the NHL's 31st franchise in the 2017–18 season is unveiled as the Vegas Golden Knights. (ESPN) Current events of November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation Pakistani officials say nine civilians have been killed after cross-border Indian shelling hit their passenger bus in Neelam Valley, northeast of Muzaffarabad, while three Pakistani soldiers were killed in other cross-border firing incidents. (Reuters), (The Washington Post) Business and economy Economy of Brazil The Brazilian Development Bank announces plans to repay up to $29 billion in loans to the Government of Brazil in order to stem a burgeoning deficit. (Reuters) Peabody Energy says it plans to file a reorganization plan in the middle of December because recent increases in the price of coal have eased conflicts among its creditors. (Reuters) International relations Iran–United States relations Ayatollah Khamenei warns that Iran will retaliate if sanctions that breach the Nuclear Deal are approved. (Huffington Post) Law and crime White supremacist Thomas Mair is found guilty of the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox and is sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. (The Guardian) Serial killer Stephen Port is found guilty of four rape-murders. (BBC) Cameroon security forces arrest about 100 people after days of protests against alleged discrimination against the English-speaking minority. (Reuters via Trust) A Texas jury awards T. Boone Pickens and his Mesa Petroleum partners $140 million as a result of systemic underpayment of profits and ownership from 160 oil wells in Reeves and Pecos counties. (CNBC) Politics and elections Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump names South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. (BBC) Former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party Betsy DeVos is named as United States Secretary of Education. (The Detroit News) Politics of Spain Senator Rita Barberá, who was considered the Mayoress of Spain while governing the city of Valencia for 24 years, dies unexpectedly two days after declaring at the Supreme Court for a corruption scandal. (BBC) Science and technology The $4B USS Zumwalt, thought to be the U.S. Navy's most technologically advanced vessel to date, suffers a large engineering malfunction while crossing the Panama Canal. This is the craft's second major malfunction since its launch less than a month prior. (CNN) Astronomers announce the discovery of a near 3000 cubic mile subterranean deposit of ice on Mars. Researchers claim it can easily be used as a sustainable resource for a manned mission to the red planet. (FOX News) Current events of November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian peace process The Colombian government and FARC rebels sign a new peace deal after the failure of the original one. (Reuters) Rohingya conflict A United Nations official accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya. (BBC) A suspected car bomb outside the office of the governor of the southern Turkish province of Adana kills at least two people and injures 16. (AP via ABC News America) Turkish military intervention in Syria Three Turkish Army soldiers are killed and 10 others wounded in an attack in Syria's al-Bab District; however, there are conflicting reports on who carried out the attack. The Turkish military says the soldiers were targeted in an airstrike by a Syrian warplane, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports an ISIL suicide bomber was responsible. (BBC) (Reuters via Yahoo! News) American-led intervention in Syria, Syrian Civil War CENTCOM reports a U.S. service member has been killed in an IED blast near the town of Ayn Issa, Al-Raqqah Governorate, becoming the first U.S. military casualty in the conflict. (ABC News) Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) November 2016 Hillah suicide truck bombing At least 80 Shia pilgrims are killed in a truck bomb attack in Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (BBC) (RTE) Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Ingushetia insurgency Two Russian special forces and two suspected militants are killed in a gunfight in Nazran, Ingushetia. (RFERL) 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation, Kashmir conflict Pakistani Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman warns India not to escalate tensions in the disputed territory of Kashmir under the threat of a full-scale war. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urges both sides to restrain themselves while on a diplomatic mission to Islamabad. (FOX News) Amnesty International reports Nigerian security forces have killed more 150 pro-Biafra demonstrators since August 2015. (BBC) (Amnesty) Sinai insurgency Eight Egyptian Army soldiers are killed by a suicide bomber at a checkpoint in northern Sinai. (New York Times) Disasters and accidents 2016 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Otto makes landfall in Nicaragua, becoming the southernmost hurricane on record to hit Central America. (ABC News) Costa Rica declares a national emergency as Hurricane Otto prepares to make landfall after killing at least three people in Panama. (The Guardian) Fengcheng power station scaffold collapse At least 74 people are dead and many others injured and trapped after a construction platform at a power plant in the Chinese city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province collapses. (BBC) (ITV) (CCTV) November 2016 Israel wildfires Around 50,000 people are evacuated as fires rage throughout the Israeli city of Haifa. The Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan says at least half the fires are to due to arson. (BBC) Four Palestinians have been arrested in connection to the fires. (FOX News) A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs off the coast of El Salvador with the potential to cause a tsunami. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declares a state of emergency because of the quake and Hurricane Otto. (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada) (USGS) (Reuters via NBC News) Law and crime An Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for two correspondents with a London-based pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat over a false news report accusing Iranian pilgrims of sexually harassing Iraqi women. (The Huffington Post) (The Independent) (The National) Politics and elections 2016 United States presidential election Former Presidential Green Party candidate Jill Stein is seeking donations for recount efforts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (CNN) Around 11:00 p.m. EST, the effort surpasses its $4.5 million goal. (Jill2016) Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote over Donald Trump rises above 2 million. (The Atlantic) Haitian presidential election, 2016–17 Tensions spread in Haiti after both Maryse Narcisse of the Fanmi Lavalas party and Jovenel Moise of the Haitian Tèt Kale Party declare themselves winners. (NBC) Austrian presidential election, 2016 Freedom Party of Austria presidential candidate Norbert Hofer intends to hold a referendum on European Union membership if elected. (BBC) Grenadian constitutional referendum, 2016 Voters in Grenada choose whether they should be more independent from the British legal system, among other amendments. (Jamaica Observer) Current events of November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25) (Friday) Business and economy Legality of cannabis Legal sales of recreational-use marijuana, authorized by Alaska ballot measure 2 in 2014, begin in Juneau, the state capital of Alaska. (Juneau Empire) Saudi Arabia tells its partners in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries that it will not attend a planned November 28 meeting in Vienna, out of unhappiness about intransigence from Iraq and Iran with regard to production cuts. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2016 Pacific typhoon season Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila announces the cancellation of 20 flights due to bad weather in the Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Marce. (GMA Network) Semnan–Damghan train collision Two passenger trains collide in Iran's Semnan Province resulting in at least 44 deaths and 100 people injured. (Reuters) (New York Times) (AP via Daily Mail) European migrant crisis Two people are killed and two others injured after a fire breaks out in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The cause is currently under investigation, although some believe the fire was deliberately started in protest of poor living conditions, after a 66-year-old woman and a six-year-old child were killed in a gas explosion. (The Telegraph) (The Guardian) Protesters clash with police and gendarmerie members at the Harmanli refugee camp in Bulgaria following a quarantine placed on the camp amid fears of a disease outbreak. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov says five detainees would immediately be deported as a threat to national security. (Deutsche Welle) (FOX News) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) At least 20 people have died of extreme cold weather in the Darzab District of Afghanistan's Jozjan Province. All of the victims were displaced as a result of the ongoing civil conflict. (AP) Heavy rains lead to widespread flooding across northern Italy as several rivers have overflowed. One person is missing, presumed drowned. (Al Jazeera) (EuroNews) International relations Accession of Turkey to the European Union Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to open Turkey's borders to allow refugees and migrants to reach Europe after the European Parliament votes to temporarily freeze talks of Turkey's accession to the EU. (Al Jazeera) (Sky News) United States–Yemen relations WikiLeaks releases 500 internal documents and emails allegedly from the American Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen. (International Business Times) Law and crime The Supreme Court of Norway rejects NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's extradition lawsuit against the Norwegian government. (Reuters) The Sindh province of Pakistan passes a law against forced religious conversions, carrying a minimum five-year sentence and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, following criticism over protection of minorities in the country. (Al Jazeera) The far-right mayor of the Hungarian border village of Ásotthalom, László Toroczkai, bans the open expression of Islam, including the construction of mosques and wearing of veils and headscarves, and the promotion of same-sex marriages. (RT) Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli Supreme Court questions the demolition of convicted terrorists' homes by the Israeli government after claims that the practice is used against Palestinians and not Israelis. The government has 30 days to respond before the court makes a decision on the practice. (RT) English football sexual abuse scandal Four police forces in England say they are actively investigating allegations of child sexual abuse in association football. Several ex-players have gone public with allegations against former Crewe Alexandra and Manchester City coach Barry Bennell. (BBC) Politics and elections 2016 United States presidential election Jill Stein's campaign to hold recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin receives grassroots support, having crowdfunded millions of dollars through private donations. (The Japan Times) (The Boston Globe) Reform Party nominee Rocky de la Fuente from California and Green Party candidate Jill Stein file recount petitions in the state of Wisconsin. (Refinery29) (The Washington Examiner) Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump appoints KT McFarland as Deputy National Security Advisor and Donald McGahn as White House Counsel. (NBC) (The Washington Post) A tweet from President-elect Trump aide Kellyanne Conway acknowledges grassroots opposition to former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney as Trump's Secretary of State. (CBS) (CNN) Brazilian Minister Geddel Vieira Lima resigns following allegations he and President Michel Temer pressured a fellow cabinet minister into approving a real estate project. (Reuters) Fidel Castro, founder of the Communist Party of Cuba, former Prime Minister and former President of Cuba, dies at the age of 90. (BBC) Current events of November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War (2009–present) A car bomb kills at least 20 in Mogadishu. (VOA News) Terrorism in Pakistan Four suicide bombers and two soldiers are killed in a failed attack on the Ghalani camp in the Mohmand tribal distrct. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility. (VOA News) (Dawn) (Fox News) Syrian Civil War, Aleppo offensive (November 2016) Government forces have captured most of Hanano, the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, and have begun pushing into neighboring 'Ard Al-Hamra and Jabal Badro districts. (BBC) (Al Masdar News) Moro conflict November 2016 Butig clash Soldiers killed at least 11 insurgents in Butig. (Reuters) Business and economy The chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, denies the claim that his company's balance sheet contains any assets that will be "stranded," that is that will have to be written off, due to the Paris Climate Accord. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents At least seven people are dead, one person is missing and three others are rescued after a chartered fishing boat capsizes due to large waves in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. (AP via Fox News) Health 2016 influenza A virus subtype H5N8 outbreak Avian flu virus H5N8 outbreaks are reported in birds in India, Germany, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and several other European nations. The World Health Organization advised on 17 November that human infection is possible, but unlikely, based on information available. (Reuters) (The New York Times) (Business Insider) (Agriland) (Phys.org) (WHO) Law and crime Semnan–Damghan train collision Iran arrests three railway officials in connection with yesterday's deadly train crash in Semnan that killed 45 and injured 103 people. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Press TV) The Iraqi parliament passes a law recognizing Shia paramilitary units as a government entity, complete with salaries and pensions that mirror those of the military and the police. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Cuban state television announces that former President Fidel Castro has died at age 90. (BBC) 2016 South Korean protests South Koreans take to the streets en masse demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amidst a corruption scandal. Around 1.5 million people rallied in the capital Seoul, while another 400,000 people demonstrated in provincial cities. (Al Jazeera) 2016 Kuwaiti general election Kuwait, where citizens make up around 30 percent of the emirate's 4.4 million population, votes in a snap election following parliament's dissolution on 16 October amid the impact of falling oil prices. This is the first election the opposition has not boycotted in nearly four years. (Daily Mail) 2016 United States presidential election recount and audit The Clinton campaign announces it will participate in efforts to push for recounts by Jill Stein's campaign in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. (CNN) Current events of November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Aleppo offensive (November 2016) Syrian Armed Forces have captured the entire Hanano district in eastern Aleppo and are working on removing mines and improvised explosive devices from the district, while the rebels blame lack of hospitals for collapsing defences. (Reuters) Syrian Armed Forces, Liwa al-Quds and other allied forces capture Jabal Badro Neighbourhood, Ard Hamra area and began advance at Al-Sakhour district. (South Front) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that nearly ten thousand civilians have fled Aleppo in the past day. (AFP via Yahoo! News) Turkey–ISIL conflict Turkish Armed Forces claim that an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant rocket attack on Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces caused symptoms of chemical weapons in 22 soldiers. (Al-Arabiya) Spillover of the Syrian Civil War An Israeli Army patrol kills four ISIL-affiliated militants after they open fire from positions in Syria near the Golan Heights. (AP via ABC News America) Fourteen police and 41 militants are killed in clashes in western Uganda, leading to the arrest of tribal Rwenzururu king Charles Mumbere. (BBC) (Reuters) (The New York Times) At least 30 civilians are killed in an attack by ethnic Nande militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents The death toll from an outbreak of thunderstorm asthma on 21 November in the Australian city of Melbourne reaches 6. Three others are in a critical condition. (BBC) A National Iranian Drilling Company helicopter crashes into the Caspian Sea with all five people onboard killed. (AFP via Daily Star) (Press TV) Law and crime One person is killed, and nine others wounded in a mass shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans, following the Bayou Classic football game. Police arrest two men, one of whom was injured during the shooting. (The Times-Picayune) Politics and elections The Republicans (France) presidential primary, 2016 A second-round runoff takes place in France between François Fillon and Alain Juppé to decide who will be the Republican presidential candidate in next year's presidential election. (Reuters) (The Guardian) François Fillon wins in a landslide with two-thirds of the vote (90% counted). Alain Juppé subsequently concedes defeat and says he will support Fillon for President. (Euronews) (Sky News) (The Guardian) Swiss referendums, 2016 In a referendum, Switzerland rejects a proposal to abolish commercial nuclear power by 2029. (BBC) 2016 United States presidential election recount and audit The campaign of Republican president–elect Donald Trump has called the planned recounts by Green nominee Jill Stein's campaign in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan a "scam" and has criticized the participation of the campaign of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. (BBC) Mr. Trump claims, via Twitter, his loss of the popular vote to Hillary Clinton happened because "millions" of people voted illegally. (The Washington Post) Sports English football sexual abuse scandal The Football Association sets up an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse in English football. (BBC) 2016 Formula One season In motor sport, Nico Rosberg wins the 2016 Drivers Championship finishing five points ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. It is Rosberg's first Formula One title. (Fox Sports) 104th Grey Cup In Canadian football, the Ottawa Redblacks defeat the Calgary Stampeders 39–33. It is the first Grey Cup won by the Redblacks in franchise history. Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris is MVP and becomes the oldest player to win the MVP award in a Grey Cup. (CBC) Current events of November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War Aleppo offensive (November 2016) Syrian government forces and Kurdish People's Protection Units capture more than a third of rebel-controlled eastern Aleppo. (BBC),(The New York Times) Thousands of civilians escape to government- and Kurdish-controlled districts of the city following the recent conquests. The United Nations estimates more than 250,000 civilians may still be stuck in rebel-held parts of the city. (UPI) Turkish military intervention in Syria Eleven ISIL militants are killed in airstrikes by the Turkish Air Force in Aleppo Governorate. (Anadolu Agency) Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and their allies leave Khan al-Shih through humanitarian passages to their stronghold in the Idlib Governorate, handing over their heavy weaponry and control of the city to Syrian forces. (South Front) Somali Civil War (2009–present) Fighting between militia and Al-Shabaab militants has left at least 26 people dead. (GoobJoog) Three UNHCR workers - one from Sudan and two from Nepal - are kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Geneina, the capital of the West Darfur state. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents A Canadian pilot is killed when his CF-18 fighter jet crashes near an army facility in Cold Lake, Alberta. (RT) 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires The Gatlinburg Fire Department orders the mandatory evacuation of downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as several wildfires burn out of control in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (USA Today) Health 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic Texas confirms its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes, becoming the second U.S. state to report a local transmission of the virus after Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the case involves a woman living in Cameron County, who is not pregnant. (Reuters) Law and crime Ohio State University attack Eleven people are hospitalized, one in critical condition, after a suspect rammed his car into a crowd, and then stabbed numerous people on Ohio State's Columbus campus. Police have declared the scene secure. The suspect, a refugee from Somalia, and a student at the university, is shot and killed by a police officer after he failed to obey orders to stop. (CNN), (NBC News) A group of German lawyers files a criminal complaint in Berlin against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for alleged war crimes committed by his forces and foreign allies during the Syrian Civil War. (Al Jazeera), (Anadolu Agency) Harminder Singh Mintoo, a top commander in the Khalistan Liberation Force, is recaptured in Delhi following his dramatic escape yesterday from a high-security prison in Punjab. (Al Jazeera) Dakota Access Pipeline protests North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple issues an executive order which expels thousands of Native American and environmental protesters who are camped on the federal property that is near the site of the oil pipeline project which they oppose, saying that the "emergency evacuation" is necessary to protect them from harsh winter conditions. (Reuters) (NBC News) Politics and elections Lars Løkke Rasmussen III Cabinet Denmark gets a new coalition government as the centre-right liberal party Venstre joins forces with the Conservative People's Party and the libertarian-leaning Liberal Alliance whose leader, Anders Samuelsen, becomes Denmark's sixth foreign minister in six years. (The Local) Haitian presidential election, 2016–17 The Haitian national electoral commission promises to release results of the highly contested elections between the candidates Jovenel Moise of the Haitian Tèt Kale Party, Maryse Narcisse of the Fanmi Lavalas and Jude Célestin of the Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Emancipation. (Latin American Herald Tribune) UK Independence Party leadership election, November 2016 Paul Nuttall wins an overall majority in a vote to become the UK Independence Party's (UKIP) leader, succeeding Nigel Farage. (BBC) Yemeni Civil War Yemen's Houthi movement and its allies form a new government. (Reuters) 2016 United States presidential election President-elect Donald Trump is declared as the winner in Michigan, causing his electoral college vote to rise to 306. Hillary Clinton's margin in the popular vote rises to over two million. (CNN) 2016 United States presidential election recount and audit The campaign of Jill Stein files for a recount in Pennsylvania and plans to do so in Michigan. (CNBC) Sport 2016 Summer Olympics Contractors and suppliers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games claim they are owed millions in unpaid debts. (Bloomberg) Current events of November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War (2009–present) A bomb kills at least 4 Somali soldiers and another 11 are injured. (Reuters) November 2016 Butig clash Almost 2,000 families are displaced in Mindanao region of the Philippines due to clashes between government forces and Islamist militants. (Rappler) Kashmir conflict Nagrota army base attack Militants launch an attack on an Indian Army base in the town of Nagrota. At least 7 soldiers and 3 insurgents die in the attack. (AP via New York Times) (Reuters) (The Times of India) Syrian Civil War Aleppo offensive (November 2016) At least ten people are killed and others were injured during air strikes on Aleppo's Bab al-Nairab neighborhood. (Reuters) Government forces and their allies announce plans to capture the remainder of Aleppo before American President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. (Reuters) The U.S. releases a report on the coalition's September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid on the Syrian Army, blaming the Syrian troops for their misidentification as Islamic State troops due to them allegedly "not wearing recognizable military uniforms or carrying identifying flags." (The Guardian) Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) Security forces kill at least 10 PKK insurgents in Şırnak. (Anadolu Agency) War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Taliban officials make an offer to protect national interests such as copper mines and an international gas pipeline to assist the development of Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera) Pakistani security forces kill five militants during a joint operation in Sibi District of Balochistan. (Dawn) Arts and culture The Israeli ultra-orthodox party Shas proposes a bill that would thwart the mixed prayer area at Western Wall by placing the site under the jurisdiction of the Chief Rabbinate; if approved, a NIS 10,000 fine would be given to those engaging in male-female prayer or women wrapping themselves in the traditional talit or laying tefillin. (Ynetnews) Disasters and accidents LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying at least 81 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia. Rescuers report at least six survivors have been found in the wreckage. The 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals are suspended. (BBC) (AP via MSN) (The Independent) Semnan–Damghan train collision: Iran's Roads Minister Abbas Akhoundi apologizes for deadly train crash in a live TV program. In the meantime, Iranian MPs are working on a plan to impeach Akhoundi for what they call his poor performance that led to the terrible incident. (Tasnim) Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, Managing Director of the Iran's Railways resigned and his resignation was accepted by Akhoundi. (Tasnim) A collision between two trains in Gorj County, Romania, leaves one dead and another in critical condition. (Realitatea) (Stirileprotv.ro) 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is evacuated as wildfires approach the city. Widespread property damage is reported. (Washington Post) A fire kills at least 12 people and another 22 were injured in Adana Province, Turkey. (Anadolu Agency) (Daily Sabah) (Hürriyet Daily News) (Reuters) An earth tremor in Europe's largest copper mine in southwestern Poland causes eight deaths. (Reuters via Trust) Law and crime Ohio State University attack Law enforcement officials believed Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the perpetrator of a car ramming and stabbing attack at Ohio State University (OSU)'s Watts Hall, was inspired by terrorist propaganda from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. (CNN) Susan Kiefel is appointed by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as the next Chief Justice of Australia. She will be sworn in at the end of January next year, and will become Australia's first female Chief Justice. (ABC News) Ex National Football League player Darren Sharper is sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women in the American city of Los Angeles, California. Sharper has been accused of attacking a dozen women across the United States. (Los Angeles Times) Politics and elections Haitian presidential election, 2016–17 Jovenel Moïse provisionally wins the Haitian election. With Moïse earning over 50% of the vote, a runoff election will not be required unless the losing candidates contest the result. (Reuters), (Miami Herald) 2016 South Korean political scandal Park Geun-hye says she is willing to resign and offers to begin the process of removing herself from power. (New York Times) Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect Donald Trump names Tom Price as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; former President George W. Bush Administration official and wife of Mitch McConnell Elaine Chao as United States Secretary of Transportation; (BBC) Protesters in Brazil hold a violent demonstration against a proposed public spending cap in the capital Brasilia. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets in order to disperse the demonstrators. (Wall Street Journal) Burial of Ferdinand Marcos The Philippines top historian resigns to protest President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to allow the burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes' Cemetery at Fort Bonifacio in Manila. (AP) Science and technology Scientists say warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 435-mile stretch of coral in the past nine months. (Reuters) Sport Three of Brazil's leading football clubs – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras and São Paulo FC – offer players to Associação Chapecoense de Futebol after the team loses the majority of its squad in the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash. (BBC) Current events of November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan (2001–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) Iran–Israel 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) 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election 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 recounts 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) 2016 United States elections, 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. 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November 2016 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30  Ongoing events Business Indian currency demonetisation Trans-Pacific Partnership Disasters Atlantic hurricane season Pacific hurricane season Pacific typhoon season UK and Ireland windstorm season Law Black Lives Matter protests Dakota Access Pipeline protests Philippine Drug War Political Brexit aftermath Ethiopian protests European migrant crisis (timeline) Presidential transition of Donald Trump Rust Belt election recounts South China Sea disputes More details on ongoing conflicts below Sport 2016 Formula One season 2016–17 NBA season 2016–17 NHL season 2016 NFL season 2016–17 Premier League 2016-17 La Liga  Recent deaths November 29: Ray Columbus 28: Mark Taimanov 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 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 9: Jack Bodell 8: Raoul Coutard  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  Elections and Referendums Recent November 8: United States, President, Senate, House of Representatives 13: Bulgaria, President (2nd round) 13: Moldova, President (2nd round) 20: Haiti, President 24: Grenada, Referendum 26: Kuwait, National Assembly 27: Switzerland, Referendum Upcoming December 1: Gambia, President 4: Austria, President (2nd round) 4: Italy, Constitutional referendum 4: Uzbekistan, President 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  Trials Recently concluded Australia: Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara China: Wan Qingliang, Ling Jihua, Zhou Yongkang, Guo Boxiong Egypt: Mohamed Morsi Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Nur Misuari, Joel Villanueva Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Chris Denning, Adam Johnson, Ched Evans United States: Bob McDonnell, Chris Brown, 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 Spain: Gürtel case, Bárcenas affair, Rita Barberá United States: Etan Patz International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo