Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 4

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed his planned visit to Azerbaijan, said a statement from his office on Saturday.

Netanyahu's visit was scheduled to begin on Wednesday and last five days.

"In light of developments in the Gaza Strip and Syria, and due to a tight political and security schedule, Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided to postpone his visit to Azerbaijan to a later date," the statement said. (Israel-Azerbaijan-Visit)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) appointed Finance Minister Salem Saleh Bin Braik as the country's new prime minister on Saturday, following the resignation of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak.

The decision, reported by state-run Saba news agency, came just hours after bin Mubarak stepped down, citing constitutional constraints and obstacles that hindered his reform efforts. (Yemen-PM-Appointment)

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has secured a simple majority in Saturday's general election, as Returning Officer Han Kok Juan announces results constituency by constituency early Sunday.

A total of 209 candidates from 11 political parties and coalitions, along with two independents, contested 97 elected seats in the parliament. (Singapore-Election)

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LIBREVILLE -- Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who won the April 12 presidential election with 94.85 percent of the vote, was officially sworn in as president of Gabon on Saturday at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Stadium in Libreville, the country's capital.

According to the constitution approved by referendum on Nov. 16 last year, the president of the Gabonese Republic is elected for a seven-year term, renewable once. (Gabon-President) Enditem