Physicist Physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester win the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene".
Guinea Guinea announces that the second round of voting for the Guinea presidential election will be on October 24 after months of delay.
Sudan Sudan announces its timetable for January's referendum on independence for the south, with 14 November named as the first date for voter registration.
President President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade dismisses his energy minister Samuel Sarr, following a week of protests over frequent power cuts, and replaces him with Wade's own son.
Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un joins his father Kim Jong-il in observing Korean People's Army, confirming his status as heir-apparent as Supreme Leader of North Korea.
President President of Bolivia Evo Morales knees a political opponent in the "testicular zone" during a friendly football match.
David Cameron UK Prime Minister David Cameron is forced to issue an apology to his own voters after breaking an election promise by withdrawing child benefit from 1.2 million of them.
Serbia Serbia mark the tenth anniversary of the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. EU and U.S. politicians send their congratulations.
Ahmed Ghailani Ahmed Ghailani will have the first civilian trial for a Guantanamo inmate which will begin tomorrow in New York.
Petit family home invasion Steven Hayes is found guilty of murdering three women of the same family in Connecticut during a home invasion in 2007, now he is facing the death sentence or life imprisonment.
France French police arrest twelve alleged al-Qaeda terrorists in Marseilles and Bordeaux including three suspects allegedly found with bomb making kits.
Extradite The extradiction of alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout from Thailand to the United States moves a step closer after a Thai court dismisses money laundering charges against him.
Société Générale Former Société Générale trader Jérôme Kerviel is sentenced to three years in jail in France for his role in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss.
Faisal Shahzad Faisal Shahzad, the failed Times Square bomber, is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole by a court in New York.
Israel Defense Forces Israel's army says it is investigating a video which appears to show a soldier dancing around a bound and blindfolded Palestinian woman.
Nobel Peace Prize 1976 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire is deported by Israel ending her joint effort with other Nobel laureates to meet Israeli and Palestinian peace activists.
President of the United States President of the United States Barack Obama announces plans via Secretary of Energy Steven Chu that additional solar panels will be installed at the White House, while the founder of Sungevity plans to install solar panels at the private official residence of President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed for the "Global Work Party" event planned by 350.
Pakistan Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf tells "Der Spiegel" that a blind eye was turned to militant groups fighting in Kashmir.
President President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cancels a state visit to the Netherlands in protest of a possible court arrest.
United Nations The United Nations states that at least 400 children have already died in the Zamfara State lead poisoning epidemic, double the amount that had been previously reported; the incident is described as "far from over".
State of emergency A state of emergency is declared after three people are killed and 120 injured by chemical sludge from an alumina plant flooded out of a burst dam in western Hungary.
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Breakfast "Breakfast" broadcaster Paul Henry is suspended effective immediately by TVNZ after yesterday's controversial interview with John Key. The network had previously issued a statement in support of Henry.
State of emergency A state of emergency in place in Ecuador after the 2010 Ecuador crisis is extended to Friday.
ULFA A linkmen working for the banned ULFA is killed, while 2 other cadres reportedly escape with their lives in an encounter in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district.
Bangkok At least 3 people are killed and 9 others receive wounds during a bomb explosion at an apartment complex in the suburbs of Bangkok.