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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 27

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Death toll climbed to 3,815 following a massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Nepal Saturday, while 7,046 sustained injuries, says the country's ministry of foreign affairs Monday. (Nepal-Quake-Death)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Dozens of people were killed in Saudi-led airstrikes against the Shiite Houthi group in Yemen's southern provinces Monday, security sources said.

The Saudi-led coalition escalated airstrikes Monday morning, targeting Houthi militia stationed both inside military bases and those mobile, killing and injuring dozens. (Yemen-Airstrike)

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BAGHDAD -- A total of 21 people were killed and over 20 others wounded in bomb attacks, airstrikes and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq on Monday, security source said.

In Iraq's western province of Anbar, Iraqi helicopter gunships pounded the positions of IS militants in the municipality building and two other districts in the IS-held city of Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, leaving at least eight militants killed and five wounded, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Attack)

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- The 26th ASEAN Summit concluded here Monday with the adoption of three declarations, including the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on a People-Oriented, People-Centered ASEAN, which aims to establish a regional community by the end of this year.

The declaration spelled out ASEAN's specific commitments on the political, economic and socio-cultural pillars that will help create sustainable development in the region. (ASEAN-Decalaration)

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LOME -- Togo's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday released the first results of the April 25 presidential elections in which the incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe faced off with four other candidates.

Partial results showed Gnassingbe leading with 133,375 votes against his main challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre who had 68,957 votes. (Togo-Election) Endi