THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

THE DEATH TOLL FROM A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN PASSED 1,400 ON TUESDAY, WITH MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE INJURED.

THE QUAKE STRUCK IN SEVERAL PROVINCES, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND CHINESE PRESIDENT XI CONTINUED THEIR BILATERAL TALKS IN A SMALLER CIRCLE IN XI'S RESIDENCE.

THE TWO LEADERS TOOK PART IN A TEA CEREMONY AT THE LOCATION.

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MEXICO SWORE IN A NEW SUPREME COURT ON MONDAY, THE FIRST TO TAKE OFFICE UNDER A SWEEPING JUDICIAL OVERHAUL THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME SUBJECTED TOP JUDGES TO POPULAR ELECTIONS.

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AND VIETNAM MARKED ITS NATIONAL DAY ON TUESDAY WITH ITS LARGEST MILITARY PARADE IN DECADES.

THOUSANDS PACKED THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL HANOI AFTER MANY CAMPED OVERNIGHT TO WITNESS THE GRAND DISPLAY MARKING 80 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE.