Democratic Republic of the Congo Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo go to the polls for a general election, with outbreaks of election violence reported.
Ante Marković Ante Marković, the last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, dies aged 87 in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, and his cabinet resign after protesters storm the national Parliament.
2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 17) begins in Durban, South Africa.
Sudan The government of Sudan expels Kenya's ambassador, following the Kenyan High Court's ruling that it will arrest Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, if he enters Kenya.
Jed S. Rakoff Jed S. Rakoff, a judge at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, denies approval to a settlement agreement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the investment bank Citigroup, which the SEC has charged with deceiving investors about the conditions under which a certain portfolio's investments had been chosen.
Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings maintains the credit rating of the United States government at AAA, but downgrades its outlook on the government to negative. This follows rival ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in August.
Saboteur Saboteurs attack Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan, destroying a section of the pipeline west of al-Arish in Sinai.
2011 Yemeni uprising 2011 Yemeni uprising: At least 25 people are killed in fighting between Sunni and Shia groups in Yemen.