October 10, 2013 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Post-civil war violence in Libya:
- The Prime Minister of Libya Ali Zeidan is kidnapped from a hotel in Tripoli but later released. (The Telegraph) (AFP via France 24)
Arts and culture
- The Canadian writer Alice Munro is awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. (CNN)
- Official alternative names are announced for the North Island and South Island of New Zealand with Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu as the respective Maori language names. (TV New Zealand)
- The BBC announce the discovery of nine missing episodes of Doctor Who starring Patrick Troughton, located in Nigeria, including the remainder of the partially-missing serial The Enemy of the World and 4 of the 5 missing episodes of The Web of Fear. (BBC)
Business and economy
- French air traffic controllers begin strike action with the south of France expected to be worst affected. (ITV)
- The Delaware Supreme Court, setting aside a lower court's order, clears the way for a transaction in which Activision Blizzard can buy back its equity from Vivendi. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Former Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is sentenced to 28 years in prison for racketeering, conspiracy, fraud, and tax crimes. (MSN)
- The Justice Ministry of Iraq announces it has executed 42 terrorism convicts in two days amidst condemnation from human rights groups. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- The Cabinet of Malawi is dissolved by President Joyce Banda amidst a graft scandal. (Reuters)
Science
- Scott Carpenter, Mercury 7 astronaut and second American to orbit the earth, dies at 88 following complications from a stroke.(Fox News)