Armed conflicts and attacks
Security forces killed at least 2 insurgents and another 5 were injured in Cairo. (Al-Ahram)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Battle of Boz Qandahari: Two United States military personnel, four Afghan Commandos, and 30 civilians are killed in clashes with the Taliban in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (VOA News) (NATO) (Reuters)
Moro conflict
Muslim rebel group Moro National Liberation Front leader Nur Misuari meets with Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang Palace after receiving a reprieve from previous crimes of rebellion. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Disasters and accidents
At least 22 people have been killed and 65 injured following a collision of the Bahauddin Zakaria Express with a stationary train at Juma Goth Train station, Karachi, Pakistan. (Geo tv) (AP)
European migration crisis
November 2016 Libya migrant shipwrecks
The United Nations believes that at least 239 migrants drowned in shipwrecks near the coast of Libya. (USA Today), (ABC Online)