Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 19

HAVANA -- Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday as Cuba's new president, as the successor of Raul Castro, who concluded two consecutive five-year terms in office.

Diaz-Canel, former first vice-president and an electronics engineer who will turn 58 this Friday, was nominated by the National Candidature Commission on Wednesday after he was proposed by the 604 National Assembly lawmakers to head the country. (Cuba-President-Election)

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MADRID -- The Basque militant group ETA will officially announce its dissolution early next month, putting an end to its violent struggle for establishing a Basque state in northern Spain and southwest France, Spanish media reported Thursday.

The ETA killed more than 800 people including police agents, politicians and entrepreneurs before giving up its armed campaign for Basque independence in 2011. (Spain-ETA-Dissolve)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Having expressed deep concern over the security situation in Libya, the African Union (AU) high-level committee on Libya has condemned the additional inflow of arms into the country.

The committee has wrapped up its 5th meeting at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to a statement from the pan-African bloc on Thursday. (AU-Libya)

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LONDON -- Two people are reportedly killed after a light aircraft crashed near Belfast International Airport, Sky News reported on Thursday.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it was attending the scene of a light aircraft on fire near Nutts Corner, Crumlin, according to Sky News. (Britain-Aircraft-Death) Enditem