Flags originated on battlefields as a means of identification and hierarchy. Over the years, they have evolved to incorporate symbols significant to the countries they represent. Click through as ...

GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) - The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after ...

"This flag is not a mere symbol, but rather a proclamation of a new existence," he said in his first United Nations speech ... or any country around the world, including to Israel," he said.