Tasked with resolving the Gulf dispute, why did Anthony Zinni resign?

A retired four star marine general who served in the Middle East and criticised the Iraq war, Zinni gave up on brokering peace between the estranged gulf allies.

Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels and escape by speedboat

Thieves snatched two gold crowns and an orb made for King Karl IX and Queen Kristina and vanished aboard their speedboat into a vast patchwork of lakes around 60 kilometers west of Stockholm.

Swedish PM prepared to deploy military to combat gang violence

While not being his first option to tackle increasing gang violence, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says he is prepared to do whatever it takes to stamp out organised crime, including deploying the military.