October 9, 2014 (Thursday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
- A suicide bomb attack kills at least 20 people in Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital Sana'a. (Daily Star)
- War in North-West Pakistan
- American drone strikes kill at least five militants in North Waziristan. (AP via SFGate)
- A hand grenade explodes in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur killing one person and injuring 13. (Wall Street Journal)
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- A car bombing in a busy street in Baghdad's largest Shi'ite neighbourhood kills at least 12 people. (AFP via Al-Arabiyah)
Arts and culture
- 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The French novelist Patrick Modiano is awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. (Telegraph)
Law and crime
- Alleged Mexican drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is captured in the city of Torreon. (Los Angeles Times)
Politics and elections
- Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratušek withdraws her candidacy as Vice-President of the European Commission and as European Commissioner for Energy after having been rejected by the European Parliament. (EU Observer)
- Estonia becomes the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay partnerships and grant equal rights to same-sex couples.(EU Observer) (Instinct Magazine)
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
- At least 12 people are killed in demonstrations across Turkey. (Al Jazeera)