Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 25

MOGADISHU -- At least five people were killed and several other injured when a car laden with bombs exploded in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Sunday afternoon.

A police officer who requested anonymity told Xinhua the explosion hit the entrance of the Interior Ministry. (Somalia-Security)

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HERAT, Afghanistan -- One Afghan civilian and two assailants were killed and seven people wounded after an explosion ripped through a mosque in the western province of Herat on Sunday, a provincial police spokesman said.

The blast occurred at midday after two suicide bombers tried to enter Nabi-e-Akram Mosque in Chahr Su locality, Abdul Hai Walizada, an officer of Police District 7 of the city, told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack)

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MOSCOW -- At least four people -- three children and one woman -- were killed in a fire that broke out in a shopping mall in south central Russia's Kemerovo city on Sunday, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

The four deceased were in a children's playroom when the fire broke out, the committee said in a press release, adding that 26 others also suffered injuries as a result and received medical treatment in local hospitals. (Russia-Fire-Casualties)

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MADRID -- The Spanish government confirmed on Sunday that former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has been detained in Germany.

Puigdemont, who has been in exile in Belgium since leaving Spain on Oct. 29, 2017 in order to avoid facing charges of sedition and rebellion, was arrested around 30 km inside Germany at around 11:19 local time. (Spain-Germany-Catalan Leader) Enditem