On This Day: October 8th

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.

About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.

The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.

A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.

U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.

First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.

An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10.