Portal:Current events/2011 October 29

Current events of October 29, 2011 (2011-10-29) (Saturday)

Armed conflict and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian security forces attack the city of Homs with fighter jets and tanks, killing at least 3. (CNN) War in Afghanistan (2001–present): A suicide bomber targets a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least four Afghans, 13 American troops, and members of the International Security Assistance Force. (CNN) A rogue member of the Afghan National Army opens fire on Australian Army soldiers in Kandahar Province killing three and an Afghan interpreter. (The Australian) Business The Australian airline Qantas grounds its entire fleet due to an ongoing industrial dispute with a lockout to start on Monday. (AFP via West Australian) Disasters Thirty people are feared dead after a footbridge in India's Arunachal Pradesh collapses into the Kameng River. (AP via The Washington Post) A rare October snow storm hits the northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States, leaving millions without power and killing two. (CNN) At least three people die in an explosion in a grain elevator in the US town of Atchison, Kansas. (AP via News OK)