Current events of 16 October 2007 (2007-10-16) (Tuesday) edit history watch

Irish writer Anne Enright wins the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering. (BBC News) Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Croatia and Costa Rica are elected to the United Nations Security Council as non-permanent members. (BBC News) The Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh advises the President of the United States George W. Bush that India is unlikely to sign a pact with the United States on civil nuclear cooperation. (The Sydney Morning Herald) Macedonian singer Tose Proeski passes away in Croatia