António Guterres Antonio Guterres, a Portuguese Catholic politician will be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations beginning January 1, 2017. He served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.
Earlier this month Being forced into opposition a year earlier, by the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta amid the Colectiv nightclub fire tragedy, the Social Democratic Party returns to government following a landslide victory in last Sunday's parliamentary elections.
Gambian presidential election, 2016 The president of Senegal urges The Gambia's fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh to respect the result of the polls.
New Zealand National Party leadership election, 2016 Bill English is elected as the leader of the New Zealand National Party and is now the country's Prime Minister. Paula Bennett is elected as English's deputy.
2016 United States presidential election recounts The completed recount in Wisconsin verifies Donald Trump as the winner of the state's ten electors.
Jill Stein's bid to force a recount of the presidential election results in the state of Pennsylvania is rejected by a federal judge.
Aaron Schock Aaron Schock, a former U.S. representative from Illinois's 18th congressional district, pleads not guilty on 24 charges including Mail fraud and tax evasion.
Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, goes on trial in France for alleged negligence as Finance Minister resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of euros.
Pakistan Pakistan appoints Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence.
Portuguese Prime Minister Former Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres is sworn in as the new United Nations Secretary General.
Cuba–European Union relations Cuba and the European Union sign an accord in Brussels to normalize relations, formally ending the Common Position which was adopted by the Council of the European Union in 1996.
China–Mexico relations Representatives from China and Mexico pledge to deepen ties between their countries as a reaction to Donald Trump's positions on trade.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says these comments raise the possibility that U.S.-China relations could be adversely affected, and that the One-China policy is the political foundation of the ties between the two countries.
One-China policy President-elect Donald Trump says he sees no reason why the U.S. should continue to abide by the One China policy unless a bargain is reached with Beijing involving trade.
2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Tropical Cyclone Vardah is expected to make landfall in southern India today bringing heavy rain to the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu as well as Andhra Pradesh. At least four people have been killed and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low lying areas.
National Amusements National Amusements announces CBS Corporation and Viacom media companies will not be merging. CBS shares rose 1.8 percent closing in on a nearly 2-1-2 year high while Viacom fell 6.9 percent.
Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, warns that "atrocities" have occurred in recent hours in the battle for Aleppo.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that suspected Syrian government or Russian warplanes conduct a series of air raids on Oqayrabat and other nearby villages in the Hama Governorate at dawn, killing at least 34 civilians, including 11 children.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is hoping he is wrong stating that the United States "orchestrated, coordinated" the Islamic State's recent capture of Palmyra in order to "give a break to those bandits that are in eastern Aleppo."
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights declares that "the battle for Aleppo has reached its end" with a major victory for the Syrian government.
December 2016 Istanbul bombings At least 118 HDP officials and supporters are arrested in anti-terrorism raids. HDP rejects any link with either the PKK or Kurdistan Freedom Falcons.
The death toll from the bombings in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, rises to at least 44, according to Health Minister Recep Akdağ.