Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 25

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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TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the coast of Japan's Hachijojima island on Sunday, Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Hachijojima is a volcanic island some 280 km south of the special wards of Tokyo. (Japan-Earthquake)

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MUAR, Malaysia -- The death toll from a capsized dredger off the southern Malaysian state of Johor in the Mallaca Strait has risen to 4, as rescuers decided to terminate diving operations but expand surface search on Sunday morning.

Sanifah bin Yusof, deputy director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Southern Region, said diving operation has been stopped due to the fact that "all areas have been checked multiple times and there are no more results." (Malaysia-Death toll)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to further diversify and enhance relations especially in the realm of trade and people-to-people contacts, a statement from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

The move came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi briefed visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on issues of regional and international importance. President Sirisena concluded his three-day visit here Saturday. (Pakistan-Sri Lanka-Ties) Enditem