Sri Lanka top court overturns prez order to sack parliament
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has overruled President Maithripala Sirisena's dissolution of parliament and ordered a halt to preparations for snap elections on January 5, 2019. Sirisena had earlier sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Wickremesinghe said he'll prove his majority in the parliament, which should open on Wednesday.