Trudeau's Liberals win Canada vote, will form minority govt

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
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
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
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

'Maleficent' sequel scares up a box-office lead in N.America
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.
Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fully withdrew from a Turkish-encircled town in northern Syria on Sunday, in what appeared to be the start of a wider pullout under a ceasefire deal.