Five hundred people are killed in inter-factional fighting between an alliance of secular rebels and moderate Islamists against radical Islamists. (BBC News)
Cyclone Ian strikes Tonga with damage to buildings reported. (Fox News)
Law and crime
United States Attorney General Eric Holder says that same-sex marriages conducted in Utah are recognized as legal under federal law. The state of Utah however, does not recognize the marriages under state laws. (The Washington Post)
The United States State Department issues a warning to those going to the host city of Sochi, informing that local medical facilities are "untested" and that there are threats of terrorist activity. (The Hollywood Reporter)