Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 2

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Mocoa, the capital of southwest Putumayo department, as a deadly mudslide has so far claimed 154 lives.

"Given the seriousness of the situation in Mocoa, Putumayo, I declare a public calamity to facilitate rescue operations and aid," Santos posted via Twitter. (Colombia-Mocoa-Emergency)

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PARIS -- Four people were seriously injured in an accidental blast during a carnival in Paris suburbs Saturday, local media reported.

They were among a total of at least 15 people reported to be injured after the ignition of a fire caused an accidental explosion in Villepinte, a town in Seine-Saint-Denis and to the northeast of Paris. (Paris-Explosion-Villepinte)

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KHOST -- Three members of the Afghan security force were killed and six school children wounded after a car bombing struck a local bazaar in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Saturday, a local official said.

"The blast took place in Sayyed Khel bazaar in Dwamanda district in the evening when the security forces were shopping there," the official told Xinhua anonymously. (Afghanistan-Blast-Dwamanda)

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KHARTOUM -- Sudan and France on Saturday discussed the security situation in Darfur and exit of the United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) from the region.

A French delegation headed by deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Alexis Lamek on Saturday held talks in Khartoum with Sudan's foreign ministry under-secretary Abdul-Ghani Al-Naeem. (UNAMID-Sudan-France) Endi