Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 13

U.S. House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly passed a legislation to impose new sanctions on Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sending the bill to President Barack Obama to sign into law.

In a 408-2 vote, lawmakers approved legislation that requires the Obama administration to sanction anyone involved with DPRK's nuclear program, luxury goods, money laundering and human rights abuses. (US-DPRK-Sanctions)

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MUNICH -- The deal reached by top diplomats on Syria here on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference offered a glimpse of hope for an end of hostilities in the country.

However, resolution of the crisis in Syria still hinges on the willingness and determination of key parties to implement what has been agreed on. (Munich Security Conference-Syria)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday said that more than 80,000 refugees and migrants have arrived by boat in Europe during the first six weeks of this year, with more than 400 people having died making the journey, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here.

"Despite rougher seas, harsh winter weather, and numerous hardships endured upon arrival, the Agency says that more than 2,000 people a day continue to risk their lives and the lives of their children attempting to reach Europe," Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. (UN-Syria)

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ATHENS -- There is no provision for Greece's expulsion from the Schengen passport-free travel zone, European commissioner for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos told Greek national news agency AMNA on Friday.

The statement was made in Athens a few hours after Greece was formally given a three-month deadline to strengthen its border controls in order to tackle the refugee crisis that is testing the country and the European Union. (Greece-No Provision-Schengen Explusion) Endi