Current events of 10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) (Saturday) edit history watch

Ten to fifteen security personnel are taken hostage by militants after an attack on Pakistan's military headquarters in Islamabad. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (Xinhua) Armenia and Turkey normalise their relationship when their foreign ministers sign an accord in Zurich, Switzerland. (BBC) (The Sofia Echo) (Al Jazeera) President of Poland Lech Kaczyński signs the Treaty of Lisbon, leaving the Czech Republic as the last national opponent. (BBC News) (RTÉ) (Deusche Welle) At least 70 people are killed after a fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria. (AFP) (Xinhua) 186 people are killed by landslides in the Philippines. (CNN) Ireland's Green Party votes by 84% to endorse a new Programme for Government with government partners Fianna Fáil.(Reuters) (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) Over 300 British MPs will be asked to repay or explain expenses after controversy earlier this year. (The Daily Telegraph) Three people are sentenced to death for being involved in forbidden groups after being arrested during protests against Iran's disputed presidential election earlier this year. (Al Jazeera) Unions in Guinea call for a two day strike in protest at the deaths of opposition supporters at a rally last month. (Bloomberg) (BBC) United States President Barack Obama announces he will end the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy against homosexuals serving in the U.S. military. (Associated Press) (BBC) More than 40 people are arrested after clashes between anti-Islamic and anti-racist demonstrations in Manchester, England. (The Times) (BBC) (Times of India) The Argentine Senate passes a controversial media bill regarding the ownership of media outlets in the country. (Buenos Aires Herald) (AFP) (CNN) Thousands of protesters gather in St Petersburg, Russia, against a plan to build a 77 storey building for Gazprom. (The Guardian) (AFP)