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January 20, 2017

Farmers battered by Thailand floods find a golden upside

Nature regularly taunts the farmers of Thailand by flooding their fields, but this time she's tossed some of them a potential safety net: the chance to pan for gold.

January 20, 2017

Philippine protesters ask Duterte to stay away from Trump

Left-wing and Muslim activists have urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a noisy protest to keep his promise of charting a foreign policy independent of America by staying away from Donald Trump when he becomes president.

January 20, 2017

China's growth edges up but 2016 weakest year since 1990

China's economic growth accelerated slightly in the final quarter of 2016, shored up by government spending and booming real estate sales, but its full-year performance still was the weakest in nearly three decades.

January 19, 2017

Moscow nightclub hosts early inauguration party for Trump

Twenty-four hours before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as president of the United States, several dozen people packed a Moscow nightclub to celebrate his inauguration early.

January 19, 2017

Malaysian PM urges Muslim world to help oppressed Rohingya

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to help end the persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority, as OIC foreign ministers open a special meeting to discuss the crisis.

January 19, 2017

At least 15 children killed when bus, truck collide in India

Police say at least 15 young children were killed after a school bus collided with a truck loaded with sand in northern India.

January 19, 2017

Philippines, communist rebels resume peace talks in Rome

Philippine negotiators and communist guerrillas are set to resume peace talks in Rome, with the Maoist insurgents warning that alleged government violations of an accord on human rights may prompt them to end a monthslong ceasefire.

January 19, 2017

Syrian activists say IS has killed 12 captives in Palmyra

Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has killed 12 people it held captive in the ancient city of Palmyra by shooting and beheading them.

January 19, 2017

Muslim clerics attack rally for missing Pakistani activists

Pakistani police say Muslim clerics attacked a rally calling for the release of five anti-Taliban activists and bloggers who went missing earlier this month.

January 19, 2017

Djokovic out in 2nd-round upset loss to Istomin in Australia

Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has been upset in a shocking second-round loss to Uzbek wild card Denis Istomin.