GCHQ GCHQ director Iain Lobban gives a rare public speech in which he speaks of the "enduring lessons" to be drawn from the work of Alan Turing, who reportedly committed suicide.
Jordan Jordan's official news agency announces that King Abdullah dissolves parliament, paving the way for early elections.
Philippine Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is arrested in hospital on new charges of allegedly misusing state funds while in office.
Abortion rights activist An abortion rights activist ship is blocked from entering the Moroccan port of Smir; the vessel is operated by the Dutch non-profit organization Women on Waves, which provides abortions and related medical services to women living in countries with restrictive abortion laws.
Ulster Unionist Party Expelled Ulster Unionist Party member David McNarry, who represents Strangford, joins the UK Independence Party, giving it its first representative in any of the devolved assemblies in Britain and Northern Ireland.
China A landslide buries at least 19 people in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan with 18 later confirmed dead and one missing.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn the victims of a ferry collision off Lamma Island on October 1, marking the start of a three-day mourning period.
FBI The FBI conducts its investigation into the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in one day.
Libyan Parliament Protesters storm the headquarters of the Libyan General National Congress in the capital Tripoli angry at Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur's proposed cabinet line-up, saying it is not fully representative of the country.
Syrian–Turkish border clash Syria offers condolences for the shelling deaths in Akçakale; a Turkish official says Syria has offered formal apologies.
Turkish forces continue to bombard Syrian territory for a second day in retaliation for a cross-border strike from Syria that killed five people in Akçakale.
The Turkish parliament approves a motion authorizing cross-border military operations against Syria after Syrian forces shelled the Turkish border town of Akçakale on October 3, killing five people.