Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility. Date: January 14, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day…
Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Date: January 12, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near the Swedish reservoir of Akkajaure; both pilots, the only people on board, are killed. Date: January 8, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico. Date: January 8, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. Date: January 3, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people on board. Date: December 25, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. Date: December 22, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aerosucre Flight 157 crashes during takeoff from Germán Olano Airport in Puerto Carreño, Colombia, killing five people. Date: December 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
A vehicular attack in Berlin, Germany, kills 12 and injures 56 people at a Christmas market. Date: December 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is assassinated while at an art exhibition in Ankara. The assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, is shot and killed by a Turkish guard. Date: December 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)