Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 4

The caravan carrying the ashes of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Sunday reached the Santa Ifigenia cemetery for burial in a historic ceremony after touring Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city in southeastern Cuba.

The caravan passed through the "Patria" avenue before the ashes reaching the cemetery, where lies the hero of Cuba's national independence, Jose Marti. (Cuba-Castro)

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VIENNA -- Austria's rerun of presidential election kicked off on Sunday to see if the right-wing populism in Europe would ride the wave of U.S. Trump's victory.

The Greens-backed candidate Alexander Van der Bellen and the right-wing Freedom Party of Austria's Norbert Hofer are fighting for the office. (Austria-Presidential Election)

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HELSINKI -- The chairman of local city council and two local journalists were shot dead in eastern Finland's town of Imatra by a man with a rifle Saturday night, the police said on Sunday.

The killing appeared to have no political motive, the police said in a televised press conference. (Finland-Shooting)

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MANILA -- Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday she is quitting from the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Robredo, who is the concurrent head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), cited several reasons for resigning, but according to her the "last straw," which prompted her to quit was the directive for her not to attend anymore the Cabinet meetings. (Philippines-Politics)

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JAKARTA -- A plane carrying 16 police personnel has crashed in waters off Batam, western Indonesia, and several bodies of the personnel and wreckage of the aircraft have been recovered, rescuers confirmed on Sunday.

The M28 Skytruck plane, owned by Indonesian police, lost contact on Saturday when it was flying over waters off the island, Marsudi, spokesman of the national search and rescue office said. (Indonesia-Plane Crash) Endi