1. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the downing of a Russian jet fighter by Turkey was sufficient reason to start a war, but Moscow chose not to respond in kind.
2. Iran’s Foreign Minister says extremism, terrorism, and drugs pose a serious threat to the Middle East and the whole world.
3. At least 37 people are killed and 35 more wounded after Taliban militants storm Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan.
4. Nearly 200-thousand Britons sign a petition to ban US presidential hopeful Donald Trump from entering the UK. Trump has said Muslims should be banned from entering the US.
5. The UN says more than 9-thousand people have been killed since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.