Police French police arrest six people in Paris over their suspected involvement in an attempt to steal 1.6 million euros worth of gold bars from an Air France plane on September 19.
Iran–United States relations President Barack Obama reveals he talked with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, marking the first time leaders from the U.S. and Iran have directly communicated since the Iranian revolution.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during P5+1 and Iran talks, the highest-level direct contact between the United States and Iran in six years.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The first part of the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is released in Stockholm, Sweden.
Pakistan Officials in Pakistan make a plea to separatist militants in Balochistan province to cease operations so that search and rescue can occur for victims of this week's earthquake.
India A building collapses in the Indian city of Mumbai, with at least three people killed and dozens trapped.
Japan Coast Guard The Japan Coast Guard is searching for six missing sailors after the Japanese cargo ship "Eifukumaru No.18" capsizes after a collision with a Sierra Leone-registered ship off the coast of Izu Ōshima island.
Java A ship capsizes off the island of Java carrying refugees from Indonesia to Australia. Thirty people are missing and 22 bodies have been recovered, with 31 survivors rescued.
Peshawar A bomb detonates on a crowded bus north of Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 19 government employees and injuring 45.
Sudanese President Police fire teargas to disperse thousands of demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with the death toll of this week's unrest believed to have reached 50.
United Nations United Nations inspectors are investigating three alleged instances of use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war since the Ghouta chemical attack on 21 August.