Swedish Deadlock as Nationalists Gain

Sweden's anti-immigration party has made large gains in Sunday's general election as establishment blocs appear deadlocked, partial results show. The governing centre-left coalition is marginally ahead of its centre-right Alliance rivals, with around 40% each.

Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, has dissolved the government, saying he needed to tackle the crisis-hit economy. The number of ministries is to be reduced from thirty-one to twenty-one. President Bashir said his intervention was necessary to solve the state of distress and frustration faced by the country.

North Korea has staged a huge military parade to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. These occasions are usually an opportunity for the country to show off its latest military hardware, but on Sunday it held back from displaying its most advanced ballistic missiles.