October 29, 2011 (Saturday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
- Syrian security forces attack the city of Homs with fighter jets and tanks, killing at least 3. (CNN)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- A suicide bomber targets a NATO convoy in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, killing at least four Afghans, eight civilians, and five members of the International Security Assistance Force. (CNN)
- A rogue member of the Afghan National Army opens fire on Australian Army soldiers in Kandahar Province killing four, including an Afghan interpreter. (The Australian)
Business
- The Australian airline Qantas grounds its entire fleet due to an ongoing union dispute, with a lockout to start on October 31, 2011. (AFP via West Australian)
Disasters
- Thirty people are feared dead after a footbridge in India's Arunachal Pradesh collapses into the Kameng River. (AP via The Washington Post)
- A rare October snow storm hits the Northeastern United States and mid-Atlantic United States, leaving millions without power and killing two. (CNN)
- At least three people die in an explosion in a grain elevator in the US town of Atchison, Kansas. (AP via News OK)