Significant events from October 2010

Below are the events that we have kept in our archives. There may have been more events, but we only keep the ones that we deem significant.

October 31st

  1. Brazil votes for new president: With double-digit poll lead, ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff expected to bec... Last updated by Al Jazeera English @ 11:37 GMT 3 updates 
  2. #Hurricane Tomas heads into open #Caribbean waters, weakens to Category 1. Last updated by CNN Breaking News @ 15:21 GMT 3 updates 
  3. 32 injured in apparent suicide bombing in Turkey. Last updated by CNN @ 16:54 GMT 14 updates 
  4. Westwood replaces Woods as no1: American's 281-week stay as top golfer will end when new rankings are published as... Last updated by Al Jazeera English @ 17:11 GMT 4 updates 
  5. London fire strike will go ahead Last updated by BBC News @ 18:20 GMT 3 updates, 9 pictures 
  6. At least 24 people were killed, 35 wounded during a #hostage situation at a Catholic church in Iraq Last updated by CNN Breaking News @ 22:09 GMT 14 updates 
  7. Yemen cargo plane plot: ink bomb was virtually undetectable Last updated by Telegraph World News @ 22:13 GMT 19 updates 
  8. US comedians scrabble to 'restore sanity', as the mid-term election campaign gets weirder, blogs @Matthew_Hall Last updated by SBS News @ 23:53 GMT 6 updates 
  9. Ted Sorensen, one of JFK's key advisers, dies aged 82 Last updated by The Guardian @ 00:33 GMT 6 updates 
  10. In a First, Brazil Elects a Woman as President Last updated by The New York Times @ 01:29 GMT 13 updates, 9 pictures 

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