October 6, 2012 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The South Korean Ministry of National Defense states that a North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea after killing two of his superiors. (AP via The Union Democrat)
Law and crime
- A court in the Vatican finds Pope Benedict XVI's former butler Paolo Gabriele guilty of theft for stealing and leaking confidential documents and sentences Gabriele to 18 months' imprisonment. (BBC)
- A 46-year-old man is charged with the murder of April Jones, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth, Wales, on October 1. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Iran says Israel should join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. (RIA Novosti)
- Former Social Democratic and Labour Party leader John Hume receives the papal knighthood at a special Mass in Derry's St Eugene's Cathedral. (BBC)
Sport
- The 2012 rugby league Super League was won by Leeds Rhinos who defeated Warrington Wolves 26-18 in the Old Trafford Grand Final. (BBC)