21 December 2012 Last updated at 12:05 ET

Part of Antarctica named after QueenThe Queen at No 10 with David Cameron at cabinet

Part of the British Antarctic Territory is named in honour of the Queen, who also receives 60 place mats at her historic visit to a cabinet meeting.

Vaclav Havel neon heart in BrusselsHavel honoured with neon heart

A giant pink neon heart adorns the European Parliament building in Brussels, in memory of the late Czech dissident playwright and leader Vaclav Havel.

Fredrik Saker's driving licenceArtist uses painting as driving licence image

Fredrik Saker's driving licence does not look exceptional but the likeness is a painting, not a photograph.

Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in CasablancaCasablanca piano sold at auction

A piano that features in the classic 1940s film Casablanca is sold for more than $600,000 (£370,000) at an auction in New York.

Elephants. File pictureVodka 'saved elephants from cold'

Two elephants are saved from the deadly Siberian cold by drinking vodka, Russian officials say.

Mount EverestNasa admits 'Everest' photo error

The US space agency, Nasa, admits it mistook a mountain in India for Everest when it posted online a picture taken from space.

Pope Benedict XVI sends his first Twitter message. Photo: 12 December 2012Pope starts tweeting as @pontifex

Pope Benedict XVI sends his first much-anticipated Twitter message using the handle @pontifex as his personal account.

The Tallow Candle manuscript, pic courtesy of Politiken newspaperHans Christian Andersen discovery

An early work by Hans Christian Andersen is found at the bottom of a box near the Danish fairy tale writer's home city, experts say.

Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pictured in April 2012Africa papers carry Tyson spoof

Several online newspapers in Africa publish a spoof story about former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson having a sex change.

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