London London's St Paul's Cathedral is forced to close its doors to visitors for the first time since the Second World War after protesters set up camp on its doorstep.
President The President of Cameroon Paul Biya is declared the winner of the Cameroonian presidential election held on October 6.
Jay Weatherill Jay Weatherill is sworn in as the new Premier of South Australia after being officially elected as the leader of the state Australian Labor Party.
Freeport-McMoRan Gunmen kill three people near Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in Indonesia's Papua province.
Government The Government of Japan announces a $157 billion additional budget to cover the costs of recovering from March's earthquake and tsunami.
US President The President of the United States, Barack Obama, announces a plan to withdraw all of the remaining American military forces from Iraq by the end of 2011.
NATO NATO commander James G. Stavridis announces that NATO plans to conclude its Libyan military intervention, Operation Unified Protector, on October 31.