Charlot Salwai Charlot Salwai is elected as Prime Minister of Vanuatu following a no-confidence vote against Sato Kilman.
Iran Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her support of feminism and human rights.
Piper PA-34 Seneca A Piper PA-34 Seneca training plane crashes in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, killing all three on board.
Residential building Six people are killed and 38 others are injured in a fire at a six-storey residential building in Mumbai, India.
Flood Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain occur in Sri Lanka, with five people killed and five others injured when a tree falls on a bus in Colombo. Another person is killed by a falling rock in Galle District.
Oaxaca migrant bus crash Seventeen people are killed and fifteen others are injured after a bus carrying migrants from Venezuela crashes in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A 19-year-old Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli settlers attacking the city of Huwara, Palestine.
Syrian civil war Two Turkish soldiers are killed when the Syrian Army fires on their positions with artillery in northern Syria.