Thai Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, the world's longest reigning monarch, is in unstable condition after a hemodialysis treatment.
Communist Party Secretary A court sentences former Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan province, Bai Enpei, to death for corruption and amassing wealth of unclear origin.
Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2016 Voters in Lithuania vote to elect representatives for the 141-seat parliament.
United States presidential election debates, 2016 Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold the second presidential debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential election at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in a "town meeting" format.
2016 Ethiopian protests Ethiopia's government declares a six-month state of emergency amid continuing protests, especially in the restive Oromia Region.
Interstate 89 A man driving the wrong way on Interstate 89 in Williston, Vermont, kills five people, all local high school juniors.
Afghan forces An Afghan Armed Forces Mi-17 helicopter crashes in northern Afghanistan with all seven people onboard, four crewmen and three passengers, dying.
Pope Francis Pope Francis announces the upcoming creation of 17 new Cardinals; 13 of them will be under the age of 80 and thus able to vote in a future papal conclave to select the new Pope.
Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) The United States Navy's destroyer USS "Mason" comes under missile attack in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen. The two missiles, fired from Yemeni territory controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis, impacted the water well before reaching the ship, according to Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–present) A shooting takes place in Jerusalem that kills two people, including a police officer, injuring six others. The attack was carried out by a Palestinian gunman who opened fire from a vehicle on people waiting at a train station and then the nearby police headquarters in Jerusalem. Israeli police kill the gunman.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) A suspected PKK car bomb kills at least 17 people, and injures 27 others in Turkey's southeast Hakkâri Province.