October 11, 2007 (Thursday)
- The Prime Minister of Australia John Howard proposes a constitutional referendum recognising indigenous Australians in the Australian constitution, if he is reelected. (BBC)
- Mychal Bell of the Jena 6 is ordered to spend 18 months in a juvenile facility for violating probation for previous convictions. (CNN)
- An AMC Airlines MD-83 makes an emergency belly landing at the Atatürk International Airport, overshooting the runway. There is one injury, and the plane is badly damaged. (Reuters)[permanent dead link]
- A group of 138 prominent Muslim clerics and scholars send an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders, calling for greater understanding between the two faiths. (BBC)
- Turkey recalls its ambassador to the United States due to anger over an upcoming House of Representatives vote on recognizing the Armenian Genocide. (CNN)
- The British writer Doris Lessing wins the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. (The Nobel Foundation)