In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

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US President-elect Donald Trump, centre, says his incoming administration will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America [Scott Olson/Getty Images via AFP] This month during a rambling news ...

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For decades, the defining conflict in the region was a “cold war” between Iran and the Gulf Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia. This struggle, steeped in sectarian and strategic divides ...

The Gulf of Mexico, by any other name, would be just as wet. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to call it the Gulf of America has sparked a feverish debate over who has the authority to ...

Pakistan has discovered $2.87bn (800 billion Pakistani Rupees) worth of gold reserves in Attock. According to a report in the Economic Times, the precious metal has been found spread across a 32 ...

The Gulf War (1990-91) was a conflict involving coalition forces from 35 nations, led by the United States, against Iraq. It was sparked by Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The war ...