Published by Roma Rahul Gupta for Chhattisgarh Online
International News : October 2011
International News : October 2011
- Myanmar was banned from taking part in qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup by FIFA
- China became Russia’s biggest trading partner. The exports and imports between these two nations touched 50.8 billion US dollars from January to August 2011
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. died at age 56 from pancreatic cancer
- Ukraine’s former PM Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to 7 years in prison on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia
- Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel who finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix became the youngest double world champion
- World Food Day is observed every year on 16 October. In 2011, World Food Day was observed with the theme- Food Prices – From Crisis to Stability. Food Priices-from Crisis to Stability was chosen as the 2011 World Food Day theme to shed some light on what can be done to mitigate its impact on the most vulnerable.
- Andy Murray retained his Shanghai Masters title by defeating David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 in the final on 16 October 2011
- Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won the Korean Grand Prix on 16 October 2011
- The Sense of an Ending. Julian Barnes' eleventh novel won him the 2011 Man Booker Prize
- The USA issued a travel alert to its citizens in India, warning them of possible terror attacks in the country during the holiday season
- 2011 Durand Cup, the 124th edition of the Durand Cup was won by the Churchill Brothers
- Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia wongold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland on 17 October 2011
- An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale killed many people in eastern Turkey
- Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for over 40 years, was killed on 20 October 2011 while trying to flee from his hometown, Sirte.
- UNESCO decided Audiovisual Heritage: See, Hear, and Learn as theme for celebration of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2011 on 27 october.
- Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, won re-election on 22 October 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party
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