Naheed Nenshi Naheed Nenshi is voted mayor of Calgary, Alberta, the first Muslim person to be elected mayor of a major city in Canada.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron announces a cut to British Armed Forces of 17,000 or ten per cent over five years.
Salou Djibo Salou Djibo, the de facto leader of Niger sacks his intelligence chief Seyni Chekaraou following the arrest of several members of the ruling Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy junta on suspicion of planning a coup d'etat.
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch accuses the Ethiopian government of withholding foreign aid from opposition supporters.
Kenya The Kenyan Higher Education Minister William Ruto is suspended by President Mwai Kibaki after a court ruled he must stand trial for corruption allegations.
U.S Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that she understands the trial of two hikers will start on November 6.
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) agrees to pursue the criminal trial of former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba.
United Kingdom A British court finds Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud guilty of murdering his servant in a hotel.
Typhoon Megi The death toll from Typhoon Megi in the Philippines rises to three as heavy rain falls on the island of Luzon for a second consecutive day.
Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral Ministries, the California megachurch founded by televangelist Robert Schuller and best known for its weekly "The Hour of Power" television program, files for bankruptcy court protection.
French unrest Half the flights at Paris-Orly Airport and thirty per cent of flights at Charles de Gaulle airport are expected to be cancelled.
French police fire tear gas on rioting high school students in Paris with cars set on fire while there are reports of looting in Lyons.
French strikes against pension reform as the Government of France taps emergency reserves to meet a fuel shortage with more than four thousand petrol stations running out of fuel.
China China raises deposit rate for 1st time since 2007, the People's Bank of China said in a statement.
Jia Qinglin Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, announces the opening of the 7th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
431 km per hour speed China reveals plans to develop a "super-speed" train with a speed of up to 500 km per hour from the 431 km per hour speed.
Google Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority announce plans to publish the Dead Sea Scrolls online.
Central Intelligence Agency CIA director Leon Panetta reveals Jordanian double agent Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi was not properly vetted before his suicide attack on the CIA's Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan.
An attack Six people are killed and seventeen wounded following an attack on the Parliament of the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Kachin Independence Army The Kachin Independence Army, a Burmese ethnic militia, is in a tense stand-off with the Burmese military following the arrest of three of its members.
Georgia Russian troops withdraw from the Georgian border town of Perevi and are replaced by a Georgian Army unit. Perevi is located just outside South Ossetia, and had been occupied since the 2008 war.