Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 11

ALGIERS -- The death toll of an Algerian military plane that crashed early on Wednesday in the military airport of Boufarik, 30 km south of Algiers, has risen to 257, local media reported.

An Ilyushin I-76 troop carrier belonging to the Algerian Air Force crashed Wednesday morning in the perimeter of the military airbase of Boufarik, Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement. (Algeria-Plane-Crash)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election in November, his office confirmed on Wednesday.

"This morning Speaker Ryan shared with his colleagues that this will be his last year as a member of the House," Brendan Buck, counselor to Ryan, said in a statement. (US-House-Ryan)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that his country will start a long journey of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula as he is scheduled to meet Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), later this month.

Moon made the remarks during a meeting of the presidential preparation committee for the inter-Korean summit set to be held on April 27 at Peace House, a South Korean building in the truce village of Panmunjom. (South Korea-DPRK-Talks) Enditem