Reuters

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  Major earthquake kills at least 53 in Pakistan and Afghanistan

  A powerful earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least 17 people while 36 were killed in neighboring Pakistan, officials said.

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  Eurosceptic party triumphs in Poland election

  The result risks putting the ex-communist state on a collision course with key European Union allies.

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  Tony Blair: Yes, Iraq invasion played a part in the rise of Islamic State

  Blair's decision to send troops to back the US-led invasion is still a live political issue.

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  Trident replacement will cost £167 billion, official figures show

  The figure is much more than expected, according to calculations based on official figures.

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  Minnesota Timberwolves latest news: Flip Saunders dies aged 60

  The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn't wait to see the return of regular head coach Flip Saunders to the ballclub for the coming season, but no thanks to the current developments, the winningest head coach in ballclub history may not be around for the entire 2015–16 NBA season.

• US announces deal to tackle Israeli-Palestinian violence in Jerusalem

  The United States on Saturday proposed steps, including 24-hour video surveillance, to end weeks of violence over a Jerusalem site holy to Muslims and Jews.

• Europe's leaders trade threats on eve of migrant talks

  European leaders traded threats and reprimands on Saturday as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis.

• Blasts target Shia Muslims in Sunni majority Bangladesh

  A series of blasts targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka killed at least one person and wounded dozens more early on Saturday as they gathered for a procession

• Cyber attackers demand ransom after TalkTalk hack

  TalkTalk said it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party claiming responsibility for a cyber attack that may have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers.

• Sharia law imposed in Indonesia's Aceh province

  Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has enacted a strict Islamic criminal code, local government officials said late on Friday.

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  Nigeria: At least 10 dead in suspected Boko Haram suicide attack

  At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, hospital sources said.

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  Sweden: Trollhattan stabbings were racist, police say

  Sweden was shocked by Thursday's attack in which the assailant walked through a school stabbing students and staff in Trollhattan.