British Empire

The woman had been living permanently on Rhodes for the past 15 years

New Zealanders began voting Nov. 19 to select a potential new flag, part of a controversial push for the South Pacific country to drop Britain's Union Jack from its national banner.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that Palestine will join the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1.

This will provide Palestine with the opportunity to file war-crimes suits against Israel, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Turkey plans to build an organized industrial zone in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank, according to a new memorandum of understanding.

Turkish Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık and Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister and National Economy Minister Mohammed Mostafa signed the deal late on Nov. 26.

Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the 20th Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park on Wednesday after a moving and colourful ceremony in front of a 40,000 capacity crowd.
     
The Games will feature 17 sports across 11 days of competition with more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations competing, making the event the biggest Scotland has ever hosted.