Earlier this month Romanians head to the polls in the country's parliamentary elections. Exit polls show the Social Democratic Party winning by a wide margin.
In Miami Gardens Florida, one was killed and one wounded when a gunman approached and fired at two people in a parked car. Wounded they drove while still being shot at and crashed into two parked cars.
A person is sought who left after he accidentally dropped a gun which fired and injured a store employee at a Home Depot restroom in Sunset Hills near St Louis Missouri.
New Orleans A man is killed and two wounded in a triple shooting in Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans
In West Virginia police officers executing a bailpiece shot and killed a man who "operated a motor vehicle in an aggressive manner" towards officers at a Walmart parking lot.
Will Smith Cardell Hayes is found guilty of manslaughter by a Louisiana jury in the road rage shooting death of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.
In 2016 Republican campaign manager Kellyanne Conway dismisses allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, calling the claims "laughable and ridiculous".
Uyo church collapse The death toll from yesterday's church collapse in Uyo, Nigeria, rises to 160 with the death toll expected to rise further.
2016 Naivasha oil tanker explosion An oil tanker explodes on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya, killing at least 42 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.
Iran Air Iran Air finalises a deal with U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase 80 jetliners for $16.6 billion.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Non-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agree to cut oil output which will help increase the price of petroleum products in the world market.
Syrian civil war ISIL recaptures the Syrian city of Palmyra despite heavy Russian airstrikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Palmyra Coordination Committee (PCC).
Moro conflict Three Filipino soldiers are killed and 17 others injured in fighting with Abu Sayyaf militants in the province of Sulu, Philippines.
Botroseya Church bombing A bombing in Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo kills at least 25 people and injures at least 49 others.
December 2016 Istanbul bombings The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) claim responsibility for the bombings.
The death toll from yesterday's bombings rises to 38 with 155 injured. Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with the bombings.
Somali Civil War (2009–present) A suicide bomber kills at least 29 people and injures 50 others in an attack on a police station near Mogadishu's port.