Portal:Current events/2011 October 7
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The ongoing allied war in Afghanistan marks its tenth anniversary, with the death toll among ISAF personnel reaching 2,670. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
Disasters
- At least 35 people are killed in an expressway accident in the north Chinese port city of Tianjin, while another 10 are killed in a 24-car pileup in the Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway's Anhui section. (Xinhua) (China Daily)
International relations
- The Tawakkul Karman. (AFP via Google News) (News Limited)
- A South Korean presidential aide warns that North Korea could conduct a third nuclear weapons test if disarmament negotiations do not resume. (Yonhap)
Law and crime
- The Queens-based identity theft and retail crime ring, arresting over 110 people. It was the largest identity theft ring in the history of the United States, making an annual profit of over $13 million. (New York Daily News) (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- In the United States, the Occupy Wall Street protests spread from New York to other major cities. (Reuters) (BBC)
Sport
- The 2011 ALCS. (New York Times)
- The Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 to move onto the 2011 National League Championship Series. (USA Today)
- Spanish torero ('bullfighter') Juan José Padilla is gored by a bull in Zaragoza, almost dying from his injuries. (Daily Mail)