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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Quarterback Andy Dalton is armed with a new contract that could keep him with the Bengals through the 200 season. It may just set the market for Chiefs counterpart Alex Smith. On Thursday night, Smith will get a chance to prove whether the two of them …

(SportsNetwork.com) – All eyes in Group H will be on Belgium as Mark Wilmots’ team look to make their mark on the World Cup with a young and talented squad. Belgium’s last trip to the knockout round at a World Cup came in 2002, and it was also the last …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan provincial official says that the death toll from a massive avalanche in a mountainous valley near the capital Kabul rose to 198 as bulldozers and other machinery began clearing roads and rescue teams were able to reach remote villages that have been cut off for …

BERLIN – Switzerland has signed an accord with Australia aimed at cracking down on tax evaders. The joint declaration signed Tuesday in Canberra will see the countries automatically share tax information on each other’s citizens by 2018. Swiss Finance Ministry spokesman Mario Tuor said it’s the first time Switzerland has …

SEOUL, South Korea – Ten people were feared dead after a Chinese fishing boat sank in international waters near the South Korean resort island of Jeju, officials said Friday. Three survivors rescued by crew members of another nearby Chinese fishing boat told officials that their boat collided with a cargo …

KIGALI, Rwanda – Two officers in Rwanda’s military have pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting insurrection against the government. Brig. Gen. Frank Rusagara and Col. Tom Byabagamba, who were arrested in August 2014, appeared before a military tribunal in Kigali on Tuesday to answer charges of inciting insurrection among …

UNITED NATIONS – Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country soon will ask the world body’s member states to formally recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. Yuriy Sergeyev told reporters on Friday that Ukraine will submit a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly that echoes the …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials said Monday they have delivered new information about the January killings of vigilantes during clashes with soldiers and police, as part of a probe of possible excessive force. The information handed over includes a new video from which “one can infer presumed acts of excessive …

BEIJING – Authorities say a chemical leak in northern China has killed eight people and injured two others. A statement from Yangcheng County in Shanxi province said the carbon disulfide leak occurred Saturday morning at a plant belonging to the Ruixing chemical company. It says three rescue workers are also …

VIENNA – Vienna’s gay-themed pedestrian traffic lights are here to stay. Instead of the usual stick man, the lights show couples — a man and a woman, two women or two men. Set up recently at 47 crossings, they were to be taken down in June, after the end of …