Four suicide bombers and two soldiers are killed in a failed attack on the Ghalani camp in the Mohmand tribal district. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims responsibility. (VOA News)(Dawn)(Fox News)
Government forces have captured most of Hanano, the largest rebel-controlled district in eastern Aleppo, and have begun pushing into neighboring 'Ard Al-Hamra and Jabal Badro districts. (BBC)(Al Masdar News)
At least seven people are dead, one person is missing and three others are rescued after a chartered fishing boat capsizes due to large waves in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. (AP via Fox News)
Iran arrests three railway officials in connection with yesterday's deadly train crash in Semnan that killed 45 and injured 103 people. (AFP via Yahoo! News)(Press TV)
The Iraqi parliament passes a law recognizing Shiaparamilitary units as a government entity, complete with salaries and pensions that mirror those of the military and the police. (Al Jazeera)
South Koreans take to the streets en masse demanding the resignation of PresidentPark Geun-hye amidst a corruption scandal. Around 1.5 million people rallied in the capital Seoul, while another 400,000 people demonstrated in provincial cities. (Al Jazeera)
Kuwait, where citizens make up around 30 percent of the emirate's 4.4 million population, votes in a snap election following parliament's dissolution on 16 October amid the impact of falling oil prices. This is the first election the opposition has not boycotted in nearly four years. (Daily Mail)