Great Barrier Reef 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.
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.
Brazil 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.
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;
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.
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.
NFL 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.
Susan Kiefel 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.
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.
Earth tremor An earth tremor in Europe's largest copper mine in southwestern Poland causes eight deaths.
Adana Province A fire kills at least 12 people and another 22 were injured in Adana Province, Turkey.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is evacuated as wildfires approach the city. Widespread property damage is reported.
Gorj County A collision between two trains in Gorj County, Romania, leaves one dead and another in critical condition.
Semnan–Damghan train collision Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, Managing Director of the Iran's Railways resigned and his resignation was accepted by Akhoundi.
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.
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.
Israel 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.
Pakistan Pakistani security forces kill five militants during a joint operation in Sibi District of Balochistan.
War Taliban officials make an offer to protect national interests such as copper mines and an international gas pipeline to assist the development of Afghanistan.
Syrian civil war 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."
Government forces and their allies announce plans to capture the remainder of Aleppo before American President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
At least ten people are killed and others were injured during air strikes on Aleppo's Bab al-Nairab neighborhood.
Kashmir conflict 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.
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.