Iraq's parliament voted to give the Shi'ite militias fighting ISIS an official paramilitary status—a move assailed by critics who say these forces are enflaming sectarian warfare.
An official of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees accused Burma of widespread atrocities as part of an effort to "ethnically cleanse" Rohingya Muslims from the country.
A court in Balochistan region issued an arrest warrant for Pakistan's ex-strongman Pervez Musharraf, accused of involvement in the murder of a Baloch nationalist leader.
Security forces in Uganda arrested the traditional king of Rwenzururu amid claims he was harboring militants seeking independence for the semi-autonomous region.
At the APEC the summit in Lima, China and Peru signed a series of bilateral agreements to advance "free trade" and cooperation in the mineral and resource sectors.
President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he has developed a plan of action to address the ongoing wave of assassinations of social leaders across Colombia.
For a second time in the space of a month, planned peace talks between the Colombian government and ELN guerillas in Quito broke down on the very eve of convening.
President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono AKA "Timochenko" signed a new peace agreement to replace the one rejected by voters in a national plebiscite.
Xi Jinping is weighing whether he will be invited to join the authoritarian New Order—or whether Putin will desert him for Trump, and the two of them will gang up on China.
The European Parliament voted to halt EU accession negotiations with Turkey due to the government's "disproportionate repressive measures" after a failed coup in July.
With Cossacks joining the Klan in celebrating Trump's victory, stateside activists are demanding a recount in swing states, citing fears the vote was hacked by Russian agents.
Egypt's Court of Cassation overturned the life sentences of former president Mohamed Morsi and 16 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
