Big Ben, parliament's famous clock tower, is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, officials announced on Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's landmark Big Ben clock tower adjoining the Houses of Parliament will be renamed "Elizabeth Tower" to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60th year on the throne, a parliamentary official said on Tuesday. The announ... [Full Article]
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling coalition appointed economist Yannis Stournaras as the country's new finance minister, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday. "Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has decided to name Athens Univ... [Full Article]
Facebook's No. 2 executive, Sheryl Sandberg, has become the first woman on the social-networking company's board of directors. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, which became Saturday only the fourth birth in captivity in more than a century, was named Monday a "gift from God". (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A penguin whose break-out from an aquarium in Japan gave him a following around the world is to be formally named after months of being known just by his number, an official said Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Islamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt's first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant military rulers who r... [Full Article]
Mohammed Morsi was declared Egypt's first Islamist president on Sunday, chosen in the freest elections in history that left the nation deeply polarized between supporters of an old regime figure and those eager for democratic change. (Source: As... [Full Article]
Following rumors that French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent would be dropping the Yves from its name, reports June 21 reveal that there are plans to change the moniker to Saint Laurent Paris. (Source: AFP Relax News)... [Full Article]
Pakistan's president and his political allies are trying to come up with a new candidate to replace the dismissed prime minister. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]