Hage Geingob Hage Geingob wins his elect to become President of Namibia as his ruling SWAPO party wins an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.
Egypt Three army officers and two protesters are killed and more than one hundred protesters are arrested during anti-government protests across Egypt.
Social-democratic The social-democratic Siumut narrowly retains a government-forming plurality of votes in the Greenlandic general election, tying with leftist opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit for number of parliament seats.
Parliament The Parliament of Finland votes to allow same-sex marriage, marking the first time that a citizens' initiative has received lawmakers' blessing to be written into the legislation.
Tuğçe Albayrak Tuğçe Albayrak, an advocate for harassed women, succumbs to her injury from a November 15 attack. German police have already arrested a suspected man.
Venezuela The death toll from a mass overdose in a Venezuelan prison after prisoners storm a prison infirmary during a prison uprising rises to 35. A hundred other prisoners are receiving treatment.
Pope Francis Pope Francis visits Turkey, calling for interfaith dialogue and an end to Islamic extremism, and meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bartholomew I of Constantinople.
Market caps Frantic trading in energy company stocks, especially the suppliers of oil-services, shaves billions off the market capitalization of publically traded businesses within this sector.
Set off three bombs and fire at worshippers Gunmen set off three bombs and fire at worshippers at the central mosque in the northern city of Kano after the Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, had issued a call to arms against Boko Haram. At least 120 people are killed.