The former leader of the UK's Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown, has died at age 77 after a brief illness.
Ashdown, born in India and raised in Northern Ireland, was a member of the Royal Marines and Special Services before turning to politics.
In addition to his domestic politics, Ashdown was also a force on the international scene, investigating war crimes in Bosnia and eventually giving evidence in the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
Al Jazeera's Katia Lopez Hodoyan reports.
