The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

The official currency in England is the pound sterling, whose ISO 4217 code is GBP.

The southern portion of modern Yemen, known as the Aden Protectorate, was under British control.

The Platani (), known in ancient times as the Alico (, ' and ') is a river in southern Sicily, Italy.

Asterias forbesi, commonly known as Forbes sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae.

Japanese sables (known locally as クロテン or kuroten ) in particular are marked with black on their legs and feet.

Philip III of Spain ( el piadoso 14 April 1578 31 March 1621) was King of Spain (as Philip III in Castille and Philip II in Aragon) and Portugal ().

Human rights organizations in the region and around the world have condemned the government's actions towards Ben Gharbia

As a result, the NTC and the cabinet that it appointed, known as the executive committee, merely want to pass the baton of authority.

The problem is that the anti Syrian coalition, known as March 14, is not yet united around a single presidential candidate.

A Creative Commons leader in Syria who was active in projects including Mozilla Firefox and Wikipedia, Bassel Khartabil (aka Bassel Safadi) played a pivotal role in extending online access and open knowledge to the public in Syria.

Two of the most basic methods are with a single firewall, also known as the three legged model, and with dual firewalls.

A history of convictions are called antecedents, known colloquially as previous in the United Kingdom, and priors in the United States and Australia.

There are numerous traditions which remain active today, such as the dukduk secret society (also known as tubuan ) in the Tolai area.

His efforts created MTNL in 1986, and his public call offices, better known as PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.

The Tangshan earthquake, also known as the Great Tangshan earthquake, was a natural disaster that occurred on Wednesday, July 28, 1976.

She talked about gamification and highlighted creative ideas to encourage people not to throw their litter on the ground.

In 1572, Seyku Issaku, better known as Vanna Parimala Pulavar, published Aayira Masala Venru Vazhankum Adisaya Puranam detailing the Islamic principles and beliefs in a FAQ format.

The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle fought at the end of the Han dynasty, about 12 years prior to the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.

Francesco II Sforza (February 4, 1495 October 24, 1535), also known as Francesco Maria Sforza, was Duke of Milan from 1521 until his death.

The former Northern Ireland flag, also known as the Ulster Banner or Red Hand Flag , is a banner derived from the coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland until 1972.

Because of this, lemurs, like many other elements of daily life, have been a source of taboos, known locally as fady , which can be based around stories with four basic principles.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( March 5, 1696 March 27, 1770), also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice.

The Kingdom of Iraq existed until an Iraqi nationalist coup d'état in 1958 known as the 14 July Revolution established the Republic of Iraq.

The hunt continues for Egyptian blogger Abdulkareem Nabeel Sulaiman, known as Kareem Amer, who went missing after leaving Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on February 7.

Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 8 July 1939), was an English physician, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality.

In 1763 when Gotzkowsky went broke during a financial crisis, which started in Amsterdam, Frederick took over his porcelain factory, known as KPM, but refused to buy more of his paintings.

Secularists point with concern to other AKP, such as Speaker of the Parliament Bulent Arinc, who are noted for their pronounced religious and social conservatism.

A guyot , also known as a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain (seamount), with a flat top over 200 metres (660 feet) below the surface of the sea.

More commonly known as Son Sant Joan Airport or Aeroport de Son Sant Joan, it is the third largest airport in Spain, after Madrid's Barajas Airport and Barcelona Airport.

After almost 7 years in development since September 1979, in July 1986, BMW introduced the second generation of the 7 series, known internally as the E32.

Adolf Hitler ( 20 April 1889 30 April 1945) was an Austrian born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party ( (NSDAP) National Socialist German Workers Party).

Frederick Walker Baldwin (January 2, 1882 August 7, 1948), also known as Casey Baldwin, paternal grandson of Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, was a hydrofoil and aviation pioneer and partner of the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

José Victoriano (Carmelo Carlos) González Pérez (March 23, 1887 May 11, 1927), better known as Juan Gris (), was a Spanish painter and sculptor born in Madrid who lived and worked in France most of his life.

Most of its buildings are located on Via Pietro Roselli adjacent to a portion of the Aurelian Wall with the Communications Building, commonly known as Carini building, being located on Via Carini, only a short walk.

He played a pivotal role in the release of US State Department documents and cables that corroborated allegations of deep corruption and systemic human rights abuses by the Tunisian government under the Ben Ali regime, known as Tunileaks.

Mateen's motives haven't been confirmed, and what is known paints a complicated picture.

See Amnesty International, ACT 50 004 2003, p. 1 see also Schabas, op. cit., p. 59.

The most ef fective techniques operate at the subconscious level.

Egyptian journalist Salma Elwardany tweeted to her 80K followers on Twitter that Human Rights Watch website was blocked at the Egypt Economic Development Conference, also known as Egypt the Future, which ended in Sharm El Sheikh yesterday

Sultan al Atrash, (March 5, 1891 March 26, 1982) (Arabic سلطان الأطرش) Commonly known as Sultan Pasha al Atrash (Arabic سلطان باشا الأطرش) was a prominent Arab Druze leader, Syrian nationalist and Commander General of the Syrian Revolution (1925 27).

Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a reversible condition wherein large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells via the process of steatosis (i.e., abnormal retention of lipids within a cell).

Pressure sensitive tape, known also in various countries as PSA tape, adhesive tape, self stick tape, sticky tape, or just tape, is an adhesive tape that will stick with application pressure, without the need for solvent, heat, or water for activation.

Type IIx (also known as type IId), which is less dense in mitochondria and myoglobin.

Although such techniques have yet to mature into commercial applications, two dimensional photonic crystals have found commercial use in the form of photonic crystal fibres (otherwise known as holey fibres, because of the air holes that run through them).