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Xinhua world news summary at 0130 GMT, April 4

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Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Monday that the death toll from Saturday's landslide in Mocoa had increased to 262, including 43 children.

"As I said last night, the situation in Mocoa is constantly evolving. I must inform you, with great sorrow, that the number of deaths continues to rise. In this moment, they have told me of 262 dead," he told the press after leaving a cabinet meeting. (Colombia-Landslide-Deaths)

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said at least 10 people had been killed and 37 others were injured in an explosion of an unknown explosive device with destructive elements in St. Petersburg.

The explosion took place around 14:40 in a train carriage on the runway between the metro stations Technological Institute and Sennaya Ploshchad (Square) in Line 2 in St. Petersburg, the second largest city of Russia on Monday. (St.Pertersburg-Explosion)

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JOHANNESBURG -- A 6.5 magnitude earthquake was registered in the northwest of Botswana capital Gaborone at 7:40 p.m. on Monday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck at a depth of 11 kilometers in a relatively remote region of Botswana, which is about 230 kilometers northwest to the capital. (Botswana-Earthquake)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- At least three people including an infant girl were killed and seven others injured Monday after being hit by a landslide in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The landslide triggered near Drabshalla area of mountainous Kishtwar district, about 231 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Indian-controlled Kashmir-Landslide) Endi