Armed conflicts and attacks
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
The Russian Federal Security Service claims to have killed Rustam Asildarov, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Caucasus Province and four other militants in the Dagestan region. (AFP via Yahoo! News Australia), (RFERL), (CNN)
Syrian Civil War
At least 21 people are killed in suspected Russian airstrikes on Idlib, Syria. (RFERL), (The Times of Israel)
Disasters and accidents
Human remains are found in the sea near where an Indonesian police plane carrying 13 people crashed. The plane was traveling to the island of Batam. (AP via Daily Mail)
Floods caused by heavy rain over the past week has caused at least 13 deaths in central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. (Reuters via Jerusalem Post), (Reuters)
2016 Oakland warehouse fire
The confirmed death toll in Friday night's warehouse fire in Oakland, California rises to 33 with several people still missing. (NBC News) (ABC News)
2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
The death toll in the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee rises to 14. (The Tennessean)
Pollution in China
Sixty cities in the People's Republic of China issued smog alerts between December 2 and 4. (CCTV via Twitter)