SYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Mitchell Starc helped Australia avoid a second batting collapse in three days by smashing an unbeaten 52 off 37 balls to help the hosts reach 222-9 off 50 overs in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Australia, reduced to 130-6 at one point, gave the players who mustered just 74 runs in Friday’s defeat in Brisbane a chance to redeem themselves, but only David Warner (60) fully grabbed the opportunity before No. 9 Starc’s late stand. …
Myanmar rebels say army ignoring president's ceasefire
YANGON (Reuters) ̵ 1; Myanmar troops attacked rebel positions in northeast Kachin on Sunday despite a ceasefire order from the president and an invitation to the rebels to take part in peace talks, a rebel spokesman and a local source said. President Thein Sein issued the ceasefire order to troops in the La Ja Yang area of Kachin near the border with China, where fighting has been fiercest. … 
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