October 31, 2009 (Saturday)
- Niger's opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou returns to the country to face charges of money laundering. (IOL) (AFP)
- More than 50 people are arrested in the Russian capital Moscow after holding an "unsanctioned" human rights rally. (RIA Novosti) (Reuters) (Press TV)
- A video of the kidnapped Irish priest Father Michael Sinnott is released by his captors in the Philippines. The kidnappers want a $2 million (€1.36 million) ransom. It is the first evidence that Sinnott is still alive since his abduction on 11 October. (RTÉ)