Ten former McDonald's workers file suit against the fast-food chain in federal court in Virginia, alleging racial discrimination.

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital, royal officials have announced, weeks after being admitted with a lung infection.

The billionaire investor George Soros has warned that the aggressive stimulus policy rolled-out by the European Central Bank could "reinforce inequality" in the EU.

An east Belfast primary school will be closed on Friday following a "malicious" threat via email.

Nursing tutors at the University of Surrey are planning to make themselves unrecognisable in a bid to boost students' bedside skills.

A petition calling for Richard III's bones to be taken to a Catholic chapel is to be handed to church leaders.

The leader of Greek anti-austerity party Syriza says an end to "national humiliation" is near as polls put the party ahead three days before the election.

Car plants in the UK produced more than 1.5 million vehicles last year, the most since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.