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Spain, ROK, Austria join AIIB as founding members
Spain, South Korea, and Austria have been approved as prospective founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
With the three added, the bank now has a total of 41 prospective founders.
Founding members have the right to make rules for the bank, while countries that applied to join after March 31 deadline will be ordinary members with voting rights only.
The founder membership will be finalized on April 15.
The bank, initiated by China, aims to provide financing for roads, railways, airports, and other infrastructure projects in Asia.
It is expected to be established by the end of this year.
U.S., Cuban presidents shake hands at historic American Summit
Leaders of the United States and Cuba have shaken hands in a highly symbolic exchange of greetings at a historic Summit of the Americas.
The face-to-face interaction between President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro came after the two sides began their rapprochement in December.
This is the first time that a Cuban leader has been invited to attend the regional gathering since the first summit in 1994.
Cuba was shut out of the past summits due to U.S. opposition.
The US State Department has completed the review of Cuba's status and recommended the White House remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List.
Obama has vowed to act quickly once he receives the department's recommendation.
Kunming Party chief fired over graft probe
The Party chief in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, has been fired on suspicion of corruption.
The sacking comes just eight months after Gao Jinsong's predecessor was fired for the same reason.
The Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China announced Gao's firing following an announcement from China's top anti-graft agency that it was investigating Gao for serious violations of party discipline and law.
Gao had replaced the previously-fired Zhang Tianxin last August.
Premier Li Encourages China's High Speed Rail Go Global with High Quality
The Chinese Premier is encouraging the country's top rail makers to engage global markets with high quality products and good after-sales services.
Li Keqiang made the comment during an inspection visit to a subsidiary of China North Railway Co in Changchun.
The company announced a merger with China South Railway at the end of last year.
Premier Li says that the merged company should become a world-leading manufacturing corporation.
The two companies signed overseas contracts worth over 6 billion US dollars last year.
China, U.S. to work together on anti-terror, cybersecurity, hunt for corrupt officials
China and the United States have agreed to seek stronger cooperation in the fight against terrorism, cracking down on cybercrime and furthering China's international hunt for corrupt officials.
The agreement came after talks between Chinese public security minister Guo Shengkun and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson in Beijing.
Guo has called for new breakthroughs in the hunt for corrupt officials who have fled to the United States and the recovery of their illegal gains.
The Chinese public security minister will visit the United States within the year as a guest of Johnson.
Sina faces suspension over lack of censorship
Chinese authorities have threatened to suspend web giant Sina's news services if the company fails to improve censorship of illegal content.
The Cyberspace Administration of China summoned leaders of the company to a meeting on Friday over "massive numbers of public complaints about its law violations."
Authorities say more than six thousand complaints about the Chinese company have been received since the start of the year, more than any other web portal.
Complaints relate to allegations of rumours, violence, terrorism, pornography, and other illegal activities.
Sina's leaders promised they will intensify censorship and publish more information with "positive energy".
Egypt's MB Chief Sentenced to Death over Violence Charges
An Egyptian court has delivered a death sentence to the chief leader of the Muslim Brotherhood group, Mohammed Badie, and 13 other group members.
The 14 defendants were convicted of running an operational room to mobilize group members to target security forces and spread disorder after the dispersal of two major sit-ins in Cairo in 2013.
37 other group members have received life imprisonment terms.
Since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi two years ago, the Egyptian government has launched a massive security crackdown on his supporters, leaving more than 1,000 killed and thousands others arrested.
Many figures of the Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to death. However, the sentences have not been carried out and can be appealed.
20 Syrian soldiers killed defending airbase against IS attack
Syrian soldiers have repelled an attack by Islamic State militants on an airbase, but 20 government troops have been killed.
The attack happened in southern Syria, in an area that's been relatively peaceful during the four-year Syrian civil war.
Among the soldiers killed are 12 members of the Palestinian Liberation Army, a brigade in the Syrian military comprised of Palestinian refugees.
Officials say 15 militants were killed and the airbase remains under government control.
WHO: Risks of Ebola Spreading Internationally appear to be Diminishing
The World Health Organization says that West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries, but that the risk of it spreading internationally appears to be diminishing.
Thirty confirmed cases of Ebola have been reported in the past week, the smallest number in nearly a year.
Liberia reported no cases in the week to April 5, Sierra Leone reported nine and Guinea 21.
The WHO also says countries are very much on track in terms of operations and ability ahead of the rainy season, which is probably a month away.
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