At least 27 people were killed and around 100 others injured when two suicide bombings rocked the Syrian capital.

The 72-year-old Gauck is an outspoken former Lutheran pastor and relentless advocate of democracy and civil rights.

The US, Japan, South Korea and the EU said the plan would breach a UN ban imposed after previous missile launches.

The blast appeared to be the second attack in two days in cities where Syrian regime enjoys strong support.

U.S. spy agencies are broadly consistent with 2007 intelligence finding that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program.

Iran supplies 92% of Sri Lanka's imported oil; the country will stop imports from Iran from Mar 29, ahead of US June deadline.

In a separate talk on the same day, Lagarde said that China's yuan could become a reserve currency in the future.

Human rights activists condemned the hasty executions, saying they deprived society of the opportunity to learn the truth.