Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 27

Devastating landslides caused by heavy rains hit many houses in Bangladesh's southeastern hilly district Cox's Bazaar Monday morning, killing at least 5 people and leaving over a dozen others injured.

Heavy rains swept through the Cox's Bazaar, some 391 km away of capital Dhaka, and have triggered huge landslides since Sunday. (Bangladesh-Landslide)

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NEW DELHI -- At least six people were killed and five others injured in terror attacks in the northern Indian state of Punjab's Gurdaspur district near the international border with Pakistan Monday, a senior police official said. (New Delhi-Terrorism)

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MOGADISHU -- An armed police officer of the Chinese embassy here has been confirmed killed in Sunday's suicide car bombing attack at Jazera Hotel.

The embassy said Monday that three other officers were wounded in the incident, which killed at least 15 and injured over 40 at the latest count and for which militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility. (Somalia--China-Attack)

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KABUL -- Up to 20 people, all civilians, were killed and 10 others sustained injuries as a gunfight broke out between two armed groups in a wedding party in Dehsalah district of the northern Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital 160 km north of Kabul early Monday, police said. (Afghanistan-Gunfight)

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Davao City, Philippines -- One government troop soldier and two members of the leftist New People's Army were killed while six others were wounded in a firefight in the southern Philippine province of Compostela Valley on Sunday noon, the military said Monday. (Philippines-Firefight) Endi