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From their home town of thangalle in the south of the country, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report which does contain flashing images. these are dark days for sri lankans, like this rickshaw driver. he's one of millions forced to endure lengthy power cuts. living costs are rising rapidly in the worst economic crisis of recent times. now, he and his wife are having to ration what they eat. nowadays we can have only two. translation: this government isn't unable to provide us - with affordable food. only god can help us now. if you want to get an idea of the despera...

Mangaluru: An auto-rickshaw driver suffered a massive heart attack while driving and died on the way to the hospital on Friday. The incident happened near the Netravati Bridge,...

Like this rickshaw driver's. >> translator: the whole day i drive around without any passengers. there's passengers, they prefer cabs. i ask them, where you going? they say, no, there's too much pollution. we'll take a cab. >> reporter: despite some measures to fight smog, the increasing pollution makes the sight of a clear sky still a distant dream. all right. much more to come on cnn, including developments out of sudan, where the ousted prime minister is set to return to power. we'll have the latest in a live report. plus, polls open soon in chile's presidential election and political d...

Like this rickshaw driver's. >> all day i drive around without any passengers. they prefer cabs. >> reporter: despite some measures to fight smog, the increasing pollution makes the sight of a clear sky still a distant dream. nasa has been working on technology that could protect earth from asteroid strikes. the first test mission is set to launch this week, so i'll explain what scientists hope the system will do after the break. stay with us. air wick air wick scented oils are infused with natural essential oils to create authentic seasonal scents that fill your home with holiday spirit all...

Will. and i think it could become a broader issue in terms of military, they could be targets as well but i think right now they will be rather isolated to the intelligence community and the embassies. irate community and the embassies. we will wait to see the full impact of that. thank you very much indeed. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the young man who has gone from a rickshaw driver to an international ballet school graduate, all in underfive years. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the game....