Ukrainian crisis Eleven anti-corruption protestors are detained in Kiev, Ukraine, where police attempted to enter a protestor camp near the parliament building.
19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China China's leader and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping addresses more than 2,000 delegates in Beijing. The congress is expected to finish next week.
Law in Quebec The Quebec National Assembly passes legislation banning individuals who cover their faces to receive or give public services, including riding public buses.
Crime in Maryland A workplace shooting in Edgewood, United States, kills three and critically injures two. The suspect, Radee Labeeb Prince, flees to neighboring Delaware, where he allegedly shoots a man in Wilmington hours later, before his capture in Newark.
Lincoln in the Bardo A 2017 experimental novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo" by American writer George Saunders, wins the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
Syrian civil war Syrian Republican Guard major general Issam Zahreddine, known for leading battles against the rebels in Homs and Aleppo, is killed by a landmine in Deir ez-Zor, according to Syrian media.