Social media app TikTok removes Islamic State propaganda videos

Oct 22,2019
Social media app TikTok has taken down accounts that were posting propaganda videos for the Islamic State group, a company employee said Tuesday, in the latest scandal to hit the popular platform.
Trudeau's Liberals win Canada vote, will form minority govt
Oct 22
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party held onto power in a nail-biter of a Canadian general election on Monday, but as a weakened minority government.
World's oldest pearl found in Abu Dhabi
Oct 22
An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the world's oldest will be displayed in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities who said Sunday it is proof the objects have been traded since Neolithic times.
Confused Assange in UK court ahead of extradition hearing
Oct 22
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in public for the first time in six months on Monday, seeming frail and confused during a British court appearance ahead of his extradition hearing.
Senior diplomats of US, Taiwan meet in Washington
Oct 22
A senior official of the US State Department has met with a deputy foreign minister of Taiwan in Washington.
Chile extends state of emergency as protest death toll hits seven
Oct 21

'Maleficent' sequel scares up a box-office lead in N.America
Oct 21
Disney's new "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" topped the North American box office for the weekend with an estimated take of $36 million despite falling far below the original 2014 film, an industry group reported Sunday.