A lone gunman from the hometown of the killed al-Qaida in Iraq leader opened fire today on Western tourists visiting the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre.

A British man was killed today when a Jordanian gunman shot at a group of foreign tourists visiting the Roman Amphitheatre in Jordan’s capital Amman.

The Jordanian Cabinet resigned today and King Abdullah will name a prime minister to form a new government amid claims of royal disapproval over the performance of some of his ministers.