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

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.

A journalist with connections to the hacking collective Anonymous is sentenced to five years in jail after posting online links to stolen data.

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.

Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra will face a criminal charge over a controversial rice subsidy scheme, the attorney general's office says.

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

The first batch of a vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia and trials are expected to start soon.

Asian shares rose on Friday encouraged by a rise in oil prices following news of the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.