Wikinews:2012/October

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October 1

• 2,200 jobs to be lost as JJB Sports goes into administration
• California passes law banning gay-to-straight therapy
• Iranian news agency apologises for reproducing The Onion article

October 2

• Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, former publisher of The New York Times, dies aged 86

October 5

• Obama, Romney spar in first 2012 U.S. presidential debate

October 7

• Electric vehicles can be less green than classic fuel cars, Norwegian study finds

October 9

• Tomatoes, watermelons, peppers reduce stroke risk, Finnish study suggests
• Australian scientists develop culture to destroy reef-killing starfish
• On the campaign trail, September 2012
• Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez re-elected

October 12

• USA raises tariffs on inexpensive Chinese solar panels

October 14

• Actor and television host Gary Collins dies aged 74

October 16

• Felix Baumgartner jumps from stratosphere, breaks sound barrier

October 18

• Attorney General vetos release of Prince Charles correspondence
• Cameron, Salmond sign deal for referendum on Scottish independence

October 19

• Exclusive: 'The Scientology Reformation' author examines Tom Cruise and David Miscavige
• Obama and Romney battle in second U.S. presidential debate

October 21

• Car bomb hits centre of Beirut

October 22

• Matt Kenseth wins third NASCAR Sprint Cup race of 2012

October 24

• Former U.S. presidential candidate and Senator George McGovern dies aged 90

October 25

• Obama, Romney battle over foreign policy in final U.S. presidential debate

October 26

• Qatari leader visits Gaza

October 27

• Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi found guilty of fraud

October 29

• U.S. prepares for arrival of Hurricane Sandy
• Bremer Freimarkt, oldest fair in Germany, reaches its climax

October 31

• Metropolitan Police to sell New Scotland Yard