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Sri Lanka Goes to the Polls

Sri Lanka Elections; South Sudan Peace; Siri Saviour.

Voters in Sri Lanka head to the polls, with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as the country's prime minister.

Will leaders from South Sudan's warring factions sign a peace deal ahead of today's deadline? If they don't, government and rebel leaders face international sanctions.

And find out how Siri saved a teenager's life.

(Picture: Sri Lankan election workers carry ballot boxes and a police officer carries ballot papers from a polling material distribution centre in Colombo. Credit: AP)

1 hour

Last on

Mon 17 Aug 201503:00GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Aug 201503:00GMT