News of the Day From Around the World, Dec. 6

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday said the Islamic Republic and its regional rival Saudi Arabia should cooperate to resolve regional crises.

Bahram Ghasemi said a recent OPEC agreement to cut oil production and the Lebanese presidential election were both examples of Iran-Saudi cooperation.

Despite initial reluctance, Tehran signed on to an OPEC agreement to cut oil production in order to drive up slumping prices.

Rebel shelling killed two Russian nurses and eight civilians Monday in Aleppo, while Russia’s Defense Ministry said one of its fighter jets crashed into the Mediterranean after returning from a sortie over Syria.

Russia has been one of the staunchest supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad in his country’s bitter civil war.

In Aleppo, rebel shelling of the government-held part of the contested city has intensified in recent weeks as Syrian government and allied troops push their way into parts of Aleppo controlled by the opposition.

5 Train crash: A train dispatcher was convicted of negligent homicide on Monday for his role in the collision of two commuter trains in southern Germany that killed 12 people and injured nearly 90.