World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirms a 19-meter wave (62.4 feet) recorded on 4 February 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the United Kingdom is the largest ever on record.
Gambian presidential election, 2016 Gambian security forces take over the headquarters of the electoral commission as the current president, Yahya Jammeh, refuses to accept the recent election results.
Presidential transition of Donald Trump President-elect Trump announces Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana is his choice to be United States Secretary of the Interior.
President-elect Trump announces former Governor of Texas Rick Perry is his choice to be Secretary of Energy.
President-elect Donald Trump formally announces ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his choice for United States Secretary of State.
Large protests Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) pleads not guilty to charges of blaspheming Islam during a September 27 campaign speech. Ahok is an ethnic Chinese Christian.
Saudi Arabia–United States relations The United States is to limit military support to Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen amid concerns over rising civilian casualties.
Syrian civil war The warring parties reach agreement on a ceasefire, now that the fighting has ended, to allow civilians and the remaining rebel fighters trapped in the besieged Syrian city to evacuate. Five buses will start moving to pick up passengers at 5:00 a.m. EET Wednesday (03:00 UTC).
Botroseya Church bombing The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the Egyptian Coptic Church bombing in Cairo that claimed 25 lives on 11 December.