More than 840 Holocaust survivors and some of the US soldiers who liberated them from Nazi death camps in World War II came together Monday in what could be the last ever reunion of its kind. They gathered under a large white tent by the National Mall for a 20th anniversary tribute to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, one of the most visited attractions in Washington, with more than 1.6 million visitors a year.

A former executive at a global Christian microfinance bank has launched a $12 million lawsuit for racial discrimination after his bosses cancelled his credit card, according to his legal team. George Solo, now a high-profile politician in Liberia, accuses Opportunity International of "rights violations, racial discrimination and exploitation of black Africans", his lawyers said in a statement on Thursday. The suit was filed in the Economic Community of West African States Community Court of Justice -- a human rights court based in Abuja, Nigeria -- on April 4.

A museum dedicated to Polish Jews opens here Friday, on the 70th anniversary of the doomed Warsaw ghetto uprising against Nazi Germany in World War II. The Museum of the History of Polish Jews aims to reclaim the rich 1,000-year heritage which has been overshadowed by the Holocaust. The striking glass building stands on the site of the former ghetto, where 200 poorly-armed Jews rose up in Europe's first urban anti-Nazi revolt.

European football's governing body on Wednesday outlined tough new sanctions against racism both on and off the pitch, as part of efforts to rid the game of the scourge of discrimination and abuse. UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino warned that players found guilty of racial abuse would face a minimum 10-match ban while clubs could expect to play behind closed doors in the event of proven racism by fans.