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Manchester, England (SportsNetwork.com) – David Silva has signed a new five- year contract with Manchester City to remain with the reigning Premier League champions until 2019, it was announced Tuesday. Silva joined City from Valencia in 2010 and has guided the Citizens to two Premier League titles, the FA Cup …

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jake Arrieta flirted with a perfect game in his last outing and followed that up by coming four outs away from his first career no-hitter on Monday. Arrieta (5-1) threw a career-high 120 pitches and allowed just one hit and a walk with 10 strikeouts over …

ROME – Italian police and Europol say eight people have been arrested in a half-dozen European countries for allegedly operating a diesel import scam that avoided taxes by disguising the fuel as it transited across the continent. Italy’s financial police said Thursday that the scam netted 5.7 million euros ($6.2 …

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia is expected to confirm an increase in troop numbers to be sent to Iraq to help train Iraqi security forces to fight the Islamic State group. Media reports that Cabinet had on Monday night approved the deployment as part of a joint Australia-New Zealand training mission …

SINGAPORE – Singapore on Thursday sentenced two German men to three strokes of the cane and nine months in prison after they were found guilty of vandalizing a public train carriage. The attorney-general’s office identified the two men as 22-year-old Andreas Von Knorre and 21-year-old Elton Hinz. They entered a …

GOGAMA, Ontario – CN Rail says a train carrying crude oil derailed in northern Ontario, setting off a fire at the site. There are no reports of injuries. It’s the third CN oil train derailment in northern Ontario in less than a month, and the second in the same area. …

MANILA, Philippines – Officials say Philippine troops have killed at least 23 Muslim rebels in renewed clashes in the restive south, raising the insurgents’ death toll in a three-week government offensive to nearly 100. The offensive was launched against a renegade rebel group called the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran authorities have captured a prominent Honduran businessman wanted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges. President Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed the arrest of Jose Miguel Handal, late Thursday through his Twitter account. Handal is accused in the United States of running an organization responsible for distributing …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s former first lady is appealing her conviction and a 20-year sentence for her role in the West African country’s post-election violence. More than 3,000 people were killed after former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept his defeat in 2010 elections to Alassane Ouattara, who …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A U.S. official says the Embassy in Riyadh and two other diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia will remain closed for consular services due to security concerns. The diplomatic facilities in Riyadh, Jiddah and Dhahran have been closed since Sunday. A security message to U.S. citizens encouraged …