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Tropical storm to lash Thailand's famed southern beach towns Thai authorities suspended ferry services and began evacuations Thursday ahead of a powerful tropical storm that is expected to pound the Southeast Asian nation's famed southern beach resorts.

Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon's far side A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon in the latest achievement for the country's growing space program.

Deadly stabbing outside Scientology’s Australian HQ; teen arrested One man has died from “traumatic” stab wounds after an incident at the Church of Scientology headquarters today.

US helping rescue 24 fishing crew on grounded Pacific ship A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members.

Col. MacGregor: We don't win wars anymore Trump critics oppose troop withdrawal from Syria; reaction from Col. Douglas MacGregor reacts on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'

Mexico finds Flayed god temple; priests wore skins of dead Mexican experts have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse, authorities said Wednesday.

UK arrests 2 accused of moving migrants illegally British authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested two people in Manchester, England on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the English Channel into the U.K.

General Mattis sends his farewell message as Secretary of Defense, prepares to transfer power to Patrick Shanahan; Lucas Tomlinson reports. Trump slows the withdrawal from Syria, says more time is needed to defeat ISIS; Lucas Tomlinson reports.

Peru's attorney general reverses course on corruption probe Peru's attorney general on Wednesday reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe into top officials, retreating in the face of a growing public outcry and a bid by the president that could remove him from office.

Opposition members of Bangladesh's parliament boycotted a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, after rejecting results of a general election that they said was rigged to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her third straight term. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BUkeEo

Five women and three men died in Wednesday's train accident on a bridge linking Denmark's two main islands, police said on Thursday, raising the toll from six. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VrPMKA

Lion Air said on Thursday it had ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from its Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October but Indonesian investigators plan to launch their own as soon as possible. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LOwOd0

Indian police on Thursday took a Rohingya Muslim family of five to the border by bus, readying to deport them to neighboring Myanmar as the second such group expelled in four months during a crackdown on illegal immigrants. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2s4CtT9

China reported an outbreak of deadly African swine fever on a huge pig farm part-owned by a Danish investment fund, showing the spread of the virus to modern industrial farms expected to have the best levels of disease prevention. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2s9iAKo

Conservative Hindu groups forced India's southern state of Kerala to a standstill on Thursday as they protested against the state government for allowing two women to defy an ancient ban and enter a Hindu temple the day before. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2F4YeL1

Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a Russian apartment building that partially collapsed this week after an apparent gas explosion, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LLJgKk

A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, the space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first in the country's space program. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2s7xYr2

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had received a "great" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and would probably meet him again in the not-too-distant future as part of efforts to persuade him to give up his nuclear weapons. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2F4h2ZV

In his New Year address on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he might take a "new path" if Washington maintains sanctions amid his country's push for economic development, but experts say it may be too late to change the trajectory of negotiations. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LJzDMa

New Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued an executive order on Wednesday making the Agriculture Ministry responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples, in a victory for agribusiness that will likely enrage environmentalists. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2F1GJeB