Gambian presidential election, 2016 Leaders from the West African bloc ECOWAS and from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation plead with Gambian long-time President Yahya Jammeh who lost in the recently held elections to step aside or face consequences.
2016 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash An Indonesian military Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes in Papua province killing all 13 people on board.
At least 49 people die At least 49 people die in Irkutsk, Russia after consuming hawthorn-scented bath essence as if it were alcohol. The product has been found to contain methanol.
Sunday's attack in the city Unknown militants stage a number of attacks across the city of Al-Karak in Jordan, killing five people and injuring at least 10 others.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A rock throwing 19-year old Palestinian is killed by IDF troops amid clashes in the West Bank village of Beit Rima.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) An explosion outside a military camp in southern Yemen kills at least 49 people and injures many more. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest.
Syrian civil war Rebels attack and burn several buses en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of Al-Fu'ah and Kafriya.