October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
- At least 13 people are killed and 20 others are missing following a gas explosion in a coal mine in western China's Chongqing region. (AP)
- One person is killed and at least five others injured following an explosion and fire along one of Colonial Pipeline's conduits in rural Alabama (US), the second incident on this section of the line in less than two months. One pipeline reopened this evening while a second is expected to working by Saturday. (AP/NBC News) (WSB-TV)
Politics and elections