- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Turkey launches a military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, in response to attacks by the Kurdistan Workers Party that killed at least 24 Turkish soldiers in southeastern Turkey.(Hurriyet Daily News) (BBC)
- Arts and culture
- The members of the Irish boy band Westlife announce that they are to split. (RTE) (The Telegraph) (Sky News)
- Business and economy
- Google unveils the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, 4.0 (code named Ice Cream Sandwich), along with the Galaxy Nexus, its newest flagship smartphone. (The Telegraph)(ZDnet)
- The United States' largest bank, Bank of America, is surpassed by JPMorgan Chase in total assets, according to Bank of America's quarterly financial earnings report. (New Mexico Business Weekly)
- The parent of American Airlines, AMR, reports a larger third-quarter loss than expected, due to the cost of aviation fuel and the volatility of foreign exchange. (Reuters)
- Disasters
- 2011 Thai floods:
- Floodwaters threaten the Thai capital of Bangkok as the 2011 Thai floods - which have killed 317 people and affected nearly nine million in Thailand since August - continue unabated.(Washington Post)
- International relations
- Queen Elizabeth II commences her 16th visit to Australia in the capital Canberra. (ABC News Australia)
- The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, meets with the Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, in Seoul. (Yonhap)
- Law and crime
- 56 animals are intentionally released by their owner from an exotic animal farm in Muskingum County, Ohio. The owner subsequently commits suicide. (CBS/AP)
- Politics
- The Hellenic Parliament gives approval in principle to further austerity measures, as street protests in Athens turn violent amid Greece's worsening economic crisis. (BBC)
- Sport
- In Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals win against the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series. (New York Times)
