November 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
Arts and culture
- The President of the United States, Barack Obama, makes Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- The FBI and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launch an investigation into MF Global after $600 million of customers' money went missing. (CNN)
- The Palestinian Authority is hit by hackers disrupting Palestinian internet and mobile phone services. A link has been suggested to Palestine's UNESCO bid. (Reuters) (Jerusalem Post)
- The United Kingdom Office for National Statistics releases GDP figures indicating growth of 0.5% compared to a 0.1% figure in the previous quarter. (BBC)
Disasters
- Over 1.5 million people are still without power and four states declare a state of emergency after a nor'easter hits the Eastern United States. (CNN)
- LOT Polish Airlines Flight 016 makes a successful emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport. (CNN)
- At least seven people are killed and 200 injured following an explosion caused by two trucks carrying explosives crashing in Fuquan City in China's Guizhou Province. (CNN)
- A boat carrying 70 asylum seekers en route to Australia sinks off the coast of Java in Indonesia with eight confirmed deaths and fifteen people missing. (AAP via The Melbourne Age)
International relations
- Almazbek Atambayev, the newly elected President of Kyrgyzstan, states that a lease for a United States air base in Manas will not be renewed when it expires in 2014. (AP via Washington Post)
Politics
- At least twelve people are arrested in London outside the Parliament of the United Kingdom after a protest against anti-squatting legislation turns violent. (BBC)
- The City of London Corporation pauses its legal action against Occupy London protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral after the church halted its own action and expressed a wish to enter into dialogue with the demonstrators. (BBC)
Science
- China launches the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft, intending to robotically dock it with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module. If successful, the mission will mark China's first orbital docking, and will be a major milestone in its efforts to construct a full-scale space station. (BBC)
Sports
- In horse racing, French horse Dunaden wins the 2011 Melbourne Cup. (ABC News Australia)