Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a crowded Shi'ite mosque in Kabul on November 21 that killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens in its third major attack on minority Shi'ites in the Afghan capital since July.

Indian rescuers on November 21 called off a search of the mangled carriages of a derailed train after pulling more bodies from the wreckage, taking to at least 146 the number of passengers killed in the disaster.

A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on November 22, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the same region devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.

Traffic police from ASEAN member countries have exchanged experience in ensuring traffic safety and order, and discussed measures to facilitate cross-border transportation at a forum that kicked off in Hanoi on November 21. 

APEC leaders released a declaration on their 24th meeting in Lima, Peru on November 20.

China on November 20 called on parties concerned in Myanmar to exercise restraint and halt military operations to avoid escalating conflicts.

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Rebel shelling killed eight children at a school in the government-held part of Aleppo on November 20 and a barrel bomb killed a family of six in the rebel-held area, part of a heavy government bombardment that has knocked out all the hospitals.

President-elect Donald Trump on November 20 assessed several more contenders for top US posts including Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani, as blunt-spoken retired Marine Corps General James Mattis emerged as a leading candidate for defense secretary.

Pacific rim leaders said on November 20 that they were committed to fighting "all forms of protectionism," and encouraged signatories of the TPP trade pact to continue supporting it despite fears it may not have a future in its current form.