Sweden Voters in Sweden go to the polls for a general election with a leftist coalition led by the Swedish Social Democratic Party set to form government. Incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announces that he will step aside as PM and as leader of the Moderate Party.
North Korea North Korea holds a trial for American tourist Matthew Miller who was detained in April and sentences him to six years of hard labor.
Africa A boat carrying 250 people from Africa to Europe sinks off the coast off Tajoura in Libya with most people feared drowned.
2014 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Kalmaegi hits the northeast Philippines with warnings of potential floods and landslides.
2014 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Odile reaches Category 4 strength as it nears Mexico's Baja California coast.
T. B. Joshua The death toll from a collapse of T. B. Joshua's The Synagogue Church of All Nations on Friday in the Ikotun area of the Nigerian largest city Lagos reaches 40.
Indian-administered Kashmir India suspends rescue operations due to heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir state where over 100,000 still await rescue.
Philippines At least 70 people are still missing after the ferry MV "Maharlika II" sinks off the Philippines island of Leyte.
War in Donbass Heavy fighting resumes between Ukraine forces and rebels near Donetsk International Airport with at least six people dead. The terminal is burning.
Australia Australia sends combat aircraft and special forces to the Middle East to help in the fight against Islamic State.