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Fidel Castro

LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashes in Medellín, Colombia, with the Chapecoense football team on board, killing 71 people.
In Canadian football, the Ottawa Redblacks defeat the Calgary Stampeders to win the Grey Cup.
Former leader of Cuba Fidel Castro (pictured) dies at the age of 90.
At least 44 people are killed after two passenger trains collide between Semnan and Damghan in Iran.
Over 100 Shia pilgrims are killed in a truck bomb attack in Hillah, Iraq.
A train derailment near Kanpur, India, kills more than 140 people.

November 30, 2016 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Aleppo offensive (November 2016)
- Rescue workers claim that more than 45 people have died as a result of heavy artillery bombardment of eastern Aleppo. (Reuters), (RFERL)
Israeli involvement in the Syrian Civil War
- Israeli fighter jets strike suspected a Hezbollah weapons convoy near Damascus, Syria. (Forward), (BBC)

Arts and culture

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

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)
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)
A technician for the Cirque du Soleil performance Luzia dies in San Francisco. (New York Daily News)

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)

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 Indianapolis factory. (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 ruling government of Nepal proposes to amend the constitution to make it more inclusive. (The Washington Post)
Colombian peace process
- The Senate of Colombia supports the proposal for a new peace deal. (BBC)
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 recounts in Florida and Nevada after he withdrew his previous one in Wisconsin. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

November 29, 2016 (Tuesday)

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War in Somalia (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 (2015–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)

Law and crime

2016 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; and Goldman Sachs banker Steve Mnuchin as United States Secretary of Treasury (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)

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 while critics say it was caused by chemical pollution. (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)

November 28, 2016 (Monday)

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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)
War in Somalia (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

2016 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 Empowerment. (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)
United States presidential election, 2016
- 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)

November 27, 2016 (Sunday)

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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)

November 26, 2016 (Saturday)

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War in Somalia (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)
Kuwaiti general election, 2016
- 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)

November 25, 2016 (Friday)

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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 (2015–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

United States presidential election, 2016
- 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)

November 24, 2016 (Thursday)

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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 a 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 a 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–present)
- 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

United States presidential election, 2016
- Former Presidential Green Party candidate Jill Stein is seeking donations to determine the accuracy of the election results 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)

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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 edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
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Elections and Referendums
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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 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 edit sidebar