Sri Lanka President Sirisena lifts suspension of Parliament 
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of the Parliament and will schedule a meeting on November 5, newly-elected PM Mahinda Rajapaksa said. Sirisena had suspended the Parliament after sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe had asked for a session to prove his parliamentary majority. The US had called on Sri Lanka to reconvene the Parliament amid the political crisis.