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The North Korean entities targeted by the new sanctions include banks, trading and shipping companies, and an atomic research center.

A suicide attack at a court compound killed at least eight people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday.

The 28-nation bloc said it was adding 16 North Korean individuals and 12 entities to the sanctions blacklist which counts some 60 individuals and groups who were hit with travel bans and asset freezes after previous tests.

A sweeping win in November elections trouncing Thein Sein's army-backed party has given Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy their first chance in a generation to form a government although the pro-democracy leader is barred from the presidency.

On March 1, known as Super Tuesday, primaries or caucuses are being held in about a dozen states, and they could be turning points in both parties.

Aziz also ruled out America's desire that Pakistan reduce or cap its fast expanding nuclear weapons arsenal and put the onus for it on India.

Even after a bid win in South Carolina primary, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has her eyes set on the final showdown on November 8.

In Syria, US commandos are working with anti-IS fighters including a largely Kurdish group called the Syrian Democratic Forces to defeat the group.

The apex court accepted former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar's appeal to exclude him from the investigation into the treason case launched against 72-year-old Musharraf in 2013 for imposing emergency in 2007 when he was president.

Alleging that the Republican-controlled Congress has repeatedly imposed restrictions aimed at preventing his administration from closing the facility, Obama said despite this they have been able to transfer 147 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention...

The quake was strong enough to drag people out of their houses. (File picture)

The rapid spread of the virus has raised alarms in Latin America because it has been tentatively linked to a serious birth defect known as microcephaly in babies born to women who became infected while pregnant.

Billionaire-turned-politician Trump (35 per cent) has a 17-point lead over his closest rival Cruz (18 per cent), ahead of Saturday's primary.

Talking about the landmark visit, Obama said, "We still have differences with the Cuban government that I will raise directly. America will always stand for human rights around the world."

The head-on collision between the government-operated bus heading to the northern town of Tamale and the cargo truck happened on Wednesday.