Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sectarianism in Pakistan, 2016 Khuzdar bombing
- At least 52 people, including women and children, have been killed and more than 100 injured by a bomb explosion in the crowded Shah Noorani Shrine in Hub town, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan. ISIL has claimed responsibility. (The News) (GEO tv) (Daily Pakistan), (BBC)
- War in Afghanistan
- 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing: An explosion at NATO's Bagram Airfield kills four Americans and injures at least 16 U.S. service members and a Polish soldier. The Taliban claims responsibility. (Reuters), (The Australian)
- Moro conflict
- Six Vietnamese sailors are kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf off the coast of the Philippines. (Newsweek)
Law and crime
- Gunshots are fired in Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, New York. Police report the mall has been cleared; they are looking for one suspect. (The Washington Post) (WTEN-TV)
- Killing of Cecil the lion
- A Zimbabwe high court judge drops charges against Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter who led the expedition that resulted in the death of the lion named Cecil, because the prosecutor's filing was not properly constituted, and was "too vague to enable (the defendant) to mount a proper defense." (UPI) (News24)
Politics and elections
- 2016 South Korean protests
- As many as 1,000,000 people march on the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid an ongoing corruption scandal. It is the largest protest in South Korea since the protests against U.S. beef imports in 2008. (The Washington Post) (BBC) (Newsis)
- Anti-Trump protests
- Protests against American president-elect Donald Trump continue in his hometown New York City. (The New York Times)
- Colombia ceasefire
- The Government of Colombia and rebel group FARC announce a new peace deal after an earlier agreement was rejected by a referendum six weeks ago. (Noticias Caracol) (BBC)