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.
Egypt Former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly is placed under house arrest on embezzlement charges.
European migrant crisis 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".
2016 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Otto impacts Panama. A tropical storm watch is issued for Nicaragua from Bluefields to Sandy Bay Sirpi.
Multiple-vehicle collision 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.
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.
Board of directors The board of TransAsia Airways decides to dissolve the company after halting flights on Tuesday.