Tibet Military Command The Tibet Military Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) holds the first air-ground live ammunition drill in Tibet.
Egypt Egypt arrests up to 70 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group as it begins campaigning for the parliamentary election in November.
GSK GlaxoSmithKline pleads guilty to intentionally manufacturing and distributing adulterated drugs, including Paxil, and will pay $750 million for committing the felony.
Iraq Former Foreign Minister of Iraq Tariq Aziz is sentenced to death for persecuting members of the Islamic Dawa Party during Saddam Hussein's regime.
Hungary Hungarian-born multibillionaire George Soros donates $1 million to the Drug Policy Alliance to fund California's Proposition 19 in the upcoming November 2, 2010 elections that would legalize marijuana in the state if passed.
United States The United States has fallen to a new low of 22nd place in Transparency International's rating of the least corrupt nations, noting various financial scandals and a lack of regulation leading to power being bought.
Ecuador Ecuador throws its support behind Peru in their demands for the return of over 40,000 Machu Picchu artifacts taken by US explorer Hiram Bingham III, and now in Yale's possession.
Emir of Qatar The Emir of Qatar begins a state visit to the United Kingdom by meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Palace.
Vertebrates Approximately 1 in 5 vertebrate species are threatened with extinction according to scientist taking part in the Nagoya talks.
World Health Organization The World Health Organization announces a mass polio vaccination campaign across Africa, the same day an outbreak of the disease in Uganda is declared.
Cyclone Giri The death toll from Cyclone Giri making landfall in Burma rises to 27 with 15 people missing; aid agencies dispute the military government's figures.
Brazilian 18 people die in Brazil after contracting hospital "superbug" bacteria "Klebsiella pneumoniae"; which produces the enzyme carbapenemase (KPC), which renders most modern antibiotics ineffective.
Sumatra earthquake, tsunami At least 12 people are dead following the eruption of Mount Merapi in Central Java. Thousands of people are evacuating the area.
At least nine Australian surfers go missing after the tsunami struck including Alex McTaggart, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly but are later found.
160 people are missing from a village on the Indonesian village of Betu Monga on Sumatra hit by a local tsunami after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Mentawai Islands. The earthquake leaves at least one person dead and damages 150 houses.
After receiving orders from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is now on his visit program to China and Vietnam, Indonesian Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono declares an emergency response.
United States All 3 dead in US small plane crash in southwest Washington state, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Morton.
The economy Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne hails the results as proof that the economy is going through a steady recovery, but opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband asserts that the recent spending review and budget cuts will harm economic performance.
The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter, higher than expectations, but lower than second quarter's growth rate of 1.2%.
Independent Print Limited Independent Print Limited launches "i", the UK's first national daily newspaper in a quarter of a century.
Cabinet The Japanese Cabinet approves an extra budget containing an emergency economic stimulus package to help shore up the economy.
Three Gorges Dam The water level of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest water control and utilization project, reaches its designed full capacity mark.
Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway The Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, with a top speed of 355 km-h begins operation.
A government Crisis talks between the New Zealand Government and Warner Bros. to prevent "The Hobbit" film project from moving its production to another country have ended inconclusively.
Emperor of Exmoor The Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer believed to be Britain's largest wild animal, is shot and killed.
State Security Service Nigeria's State Security Service intercepts an arms shipment in Lagos amid high security following bomb attacks in Abuja earlier this month.
Iraq 10 killed, 13 wounded in Iraq gold market robbery in a market in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad.
Curfew A curfew is imposed on two villages in southeastern Nigeria's Cross River State following communal violence which killed 30 people.