Armed conflicts and attacks
A gunman shoots dead two Saudi Arabian policemen while they are on patrol in their vehicle in Saihat, located in Saudi Arabia's restive Eastern Province, which is predominantly Shia. (BBC)
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehend five Pakistani nationals and one Afghan national trying to sneak into Arizona through the Mexico-U.S. border. (Fox 10 Phoenix)
Killing of captives by ISIL
China vows to "bring to justice" those responsible for executing one of its citizens after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant said it had killed a Chinese hostage. China's Foreign Ministry also confirms the hostage's identity for the first time, naming him as Fan Jinghui. (Channel News Asia)
Metrojet Flight 9268
According to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's official propaganda magazine, a soft drink can with an IED, a so-called "Schweppes bomb," was used to destroy the Russian airliner. (Reuters)
November 2015 Paris attacks
The French National Assembly approves President François Hollande's request to extend the current state of emergency for three months. The Senate must still approve the measure. (NPR)
U.S. officials say at least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the United States Intelligence Community. (Reuters) (UPI)
United States authorities report dozens of suspected radicals in the U.S. are under "tight surveillance" to preclude a Paris copycat. An ISIL video threatens Washington, D.C. (ABC News)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015)
A Palestinian kills three people, including an American student and another Palestinian, and injures four others, after opening fire at Israeli cars and then ramming his vehicle into a group of pedestrians, injuring several more near Alon Shvut in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel)
A Palestinian kills two men and wounds another outside an office building synagogue in southern Tel Aviv. (Ynet) (The Times of Israel)
Arts and culture
The Obama Administration through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports more than 500,000 people. a quarter of them children, were homeless this year amid scarce affordable housing across much of the nation. Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, and Hawaii all recently declared emergencies over the rise of homelessness. (Reuters)
Leaders and representatives from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints release statements clarifying recent policy changes effecting same-sex couples and their children. (Deseret News)
16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences members present the Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. (Newser)[permanent dead link]
"Hasta la Raíz" wins Song of the Year and Record of the Year. (ABC News)
Todo Tiene Su Hora performed by Juan Luis Guerra wins Album of the Year. (The Miami Herald)