Is Obama really a force for change or is the backpedaling overlapping the significance of inauguration day? The day of change has arrived and as crowds gathered in Washington to witness the transition of President-elect Barack Obama into Commander-in-Chief many can’t help but wonder what‘s going to happen next.

After taking a lot of heat for inviting Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, Prez-elect Barack Obama has invited Rev. Shirley Watkins to preach the post-inaugural sermon at Washington's National Cathedral on the day after the Inauguration. Rev. Warren is a distinguished pastor of the National Christian Church in Washington, that has a liberal tradition and promotes diversity.

Armenia's new president, Serzh Sarkisyan, has pledged to heal rifts with opponents who criticized his election as fraudulent.

A study of a Roman sculptural cult that emerged during the 2nd century AD by Cambridge lecturer Dr Caroline Vout has won a new award for books on art history.