Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 16

The death toll from a car bomb attack Thursday in southwestern Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, rose to 45 and 56 others wounded, a police source told Xinhua.

"Our latest report said that 45 people were killed and some 56 others wounded by the massive car bomb blast in Baiyaa neighborhood," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Bomb)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least three people were killed and over 50 others injured when a suicide blast hit a famous shrine in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Thursday evening, the local media reported.

The bomber blew himself up in a group of people performing Dhamaal (sufi dance) inside the compound of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine in Sehwan town of Jamshoro, a district in Sindh province, Urdu TV channel News 1 quoted witnesses as saying. (Pakistan-Blast)

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MOGADISHU -- Three people were killed and four others were injured on Thursday when mortar shells landed at a residential area bordering the presidential villa in Mogadishu.

"We can confirm that three people have been killed, among them two children. Four others were injured when mortar shells landed at Warta Nabadda near Villa Somalia," police officer Abdullahi Ahmed told Xinhua. (Somalia-Attack)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian police said Thursday they had arrested a Malaysian man to assist their investigation in the death of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Muhammad Farid Bin Jalaluddin, 26, was arrested by police on Wednesday evening, Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement. (Malaysia-Kim Death) Endi