• At least four Buddhist temples and fifteen homes are burnt by hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh, angry about a picture allegedly posted on Facebook by a Buddhist man that had allegedly insulted Islam. (Times of India) (BBC)
• Two opposition politicians and a supporter are shot dead at an opposition rally in Barinas state, Venezuela, a week before the country's presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
• Syrian Civil War: An Islamist group fighting Syrian government troops says it has captured five soldiers from Yemen, whom it alleges were sent to quell the uprising. (Straits Times)
• Car bomb blasts kill at least 32 people across Iraq. (Reuters) (BBC)
• American and Afghan officials announce five people died on Saturday in a clash involving American and Afghan army troops at a checkpoint in Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The circumstances are unclear. (New York Times)
• In Kenya, a nine-year-old boy is killed and other children are wounded in a grenade attack on a church in Nairobi. Hours later, two policeman are shot dead in Garissa. Police suspect al Shabaab sympathizers for the attacks. (Reuters)

• Singer George Michael cancels the Australian leg of his tour due to "major anxiety", resulting from his recovery from life-threatening pneumonia last November. (BBC)

• Spain's government says it expects debt levels to increase next year. (BBC)
• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation's stock debuts on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The formal merger of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Industries creates the world's second-largest steelmaker. (Reuters)

• Bo Guagua, the son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, defends his father in his first comments on the political scandal. (Radio Television Hong Kong)

• In rugby league, the Melbourne Storm defeats the Canterbury Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL Grand Final (NRL) (Daily Telegraph) (Sydney Morning Herald)
• In hurling, Kilkenny defeats Galway in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final replay at Croke Park. Hurling legend Henry Shefflin breaks another record, becoming the first Gaelic athlete to win nine All-Ireland Senior Championship medals on the field of play. (Sports News) (Irish Examiner) (RTÉ Sport)
• Ma Long wins the Table Tennis World Cup in Liverpool. Timo Boll gets silver and Vladimir Samsonov, bronze. (ITTF)
• In the final day of the 39th Ryder Cup golf competition in Illinois, Europe comes back from 10-6 down to 14.5-13.5 and retains the title against the United States. (CNN)

• CBS Season Premiere of 60 Minutes and The Amazing Race