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In the latest turn of events, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has summoned Parliament, officials said Thursday, a move which could resolve the political crisis.

Amy Leann Hall, 39, who is believed to be the biological mother of at least one of the teenagers, is in custody though the police are not yet clear about the motive.

"We will protect life and property of people...We will not let them (protestors) involve in vandalism or close down the roads," he said, referring to protestors blocking a highway linking the capital Islamabad with garrison city of Rawalpindi.

US citizenship through birth comes via the 14th Amendment, which was ratified after the Civil War to secure US citizenship for newly freed black slaves. It later was used to guarantee citizenship to all babies born on US soil.

Former nurse Niels Hoegel allegedly followed a similar procedure each time, first injecting a medication that triggered cardiac arrest, followed by an often futile attempt at resuscitation of patients.

A Dhaka court sentenced Zia to five years in jail in the orphanage corruption case on February 8. Her son Tarique Rahman and four others were sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment.

Often hailed as the world's most powerful woman and Europe's de facto leader, a weakened Merkel also told the top brass that she planned to give up the party leadership, a role she has held for 18 years.

The vehicle, carrying 18 passengers, was on its way to Rawalpindi city in east Punjab province on Sunday night when the accident took place.

In his first address to the nation after the dramatic move to sack Wickremesinghe on Friday night, Sirisena said Wickremsinghe's political conduct since the victory in 2015 was unbecoming.

Under the new law, all but five percent of a company's workforce can leave without prior permission from employers.

Apple Inc tops the list at over $1 trillion after crossing that threshold in September.

Parliamentary officials said the president had suspended all meetings of the 225-member house until November 16.

On Friday, as still more suspected devices were being investigated, authorities arrested Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida, who they say had used social media and the exterior of his van to rail against Democrats and CNN.

A coinciding publication of a review into the scandal revealed that at least 449 demands for DNA were issued to migrants, including 51 to Gurkha soldiers - Nepalese nationals who had served in the British Army for around 200 years.

Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said that European allies will have to do more to ensure their own defences in face of a resurgent Russia because America will need to focus more attention on defending its interests in the Pacific.

The officials said U.S. spy agencies had learned from people in foreign governments and by intercepting communications from foreign officials that China and Russia were listening to the president's calls.