ANTI-ABORTION FLAG AT OTTAWA CITY HALL TAKEN DOWN AFTER BACKLASH

The flag of an anti-abortion movement raised at city hall has come down Thursday afternoon after some city councillors expressed outrage and demanded it be removed... READ MORE›

DRUG KINGPIN ESCAPES FROM MEXICAN PRISON THROUGH TUNNEL

Though this was perhaps Mexico's most spectacular prison escape since the previous one by Mr... READ MORE›

GIRL 3 BRAIN DAMAGED AT BIRTH RECEIVES HSE APOLOGY... COURTS

Deforestation in the Amazon River basin, hundreds of miles away, may also be adding to Sao Paulo's water crisis... READ MORE›

A STAR VETERINARIAN AND A HERO PILOT THE COLORFUL CANDIDATES FOR TEHRANS CITY COUNCIL

Dr. Mohebi, who is running for one of the 21 seats on Tehran's City Council, is shown on the posters posing with a stray dog... READ MORE›

WATER RELIEF FOR 8,000 THIRSTY ELEPHANTS NEGLECTED BY ZIMBABWE

As a drought-inducing El Nino settled over southern Africa in 2016, the animals of Hwange national park in Zimbabwe faced desperate water shortages... READ MORE›

EDMONTON BECOMES 1ST CANADIAN CITY TO LEGALIZE UBER

Edmonton city councillors voted Wednesday to legalize the ride-hailing company Uber, making it the first Canadian municipality to do so... READ MORE›

AS MEXICO HUNTS FOR JOAQUN CHAPO GUZMN US OFFER OF HELP GOES UNHEEDED

Officials and Mexican marines, for instance, or between lawyers and judges in Mexico and the United States... READ MORE›

OBAMA RACES TO OVERHAUL POLICE IN BALTIMORE AND CHICAGO BEFORE TRUMP ERA

Such an investigation is typically the first step toward a consent decree in which a police department is required to make significant changes under court supervision... READ MORE›

WHAT CAN THE WORLD LEARN FROM VA?XJA?, EUROPE'S SELF-STYLED GREENEST CITY?

Within minutes of meeting the mayor of Europe's self-proclaimed greenest city, it is clear where he draws much of his inspiration from... READ MORE›

THE WEST'S MAJOR CITIES ARE THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST THE TIDE OF RIGHT-WING NATIONALISM

Newly elected mayor of London, Sadiq Khan center, is greeted by well wishers outside City Hall on his first day in office on May 9, 2016... READ MORE›

'WE WOKE UP IN A DESERT' THE WATER CRISIS TAKING HOLD ACROSS EGYPT

Egypt, once celebrated as the gift of the Nile, is in the grips of a serious water crisis... READ MORE›

TRILOBITES TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD FACES SEVERE WATER SHORTAGES

Severe water scarcity can lead to crop failure and low crop yields, which could cause food price increases as well as famine and widespread starvation... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA ORDERS STATE'S LARGEST EVER WATER CUTS AS CRIPPLING DROUGHT CONTINUES

California state regulators have ordered farmers and others to reduce their water consumption, with the largest cuts in the states history... READ MORE›

ROB FORD, FORMER TORONTO MAYOR, DIES AGED 46

John Tory, the mayor of Toronto, said the city was reeling from the news... READ MORE›

THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST CORRUPT LITTLE TOWN IN AMERICA

Former Crystal City mayor Ricardo Lopez, who faces federal indictment, is shown outside his home in Crystal City... READ MORE›

GRAVEYARD KILLING OF BELGIAN MAYOR WAS 'REVENGE'

Media reporting of this spare-time occupation during his decade as mayor had allowed the suspect to find Gadenne alone, RTBF said... READ MORE›

DNA TESTS FOR BABIES IN MEXICO BLAST

The testing was necessary as the babies were not wearing identity bracelets, Mexico City Mayor Angel Mancera said... READ MORE›

'A SLAP IN THE FACE:' CITY DECLINES ONTARIO'S OFFER TO HELP OVERDOSE PREVENTION OTTAWA

Overdose Prevention Ottawa says delays with federally-approved supervised injection sites and low capacity at a temporary city-run site have meant their site is still needed... READ MORE›

AMERICANS' TASTE FOR MEXICAN BEER SUCKING UP WATER SUPPLY, MAYOR SAYS

Constellation Brands said in 2014 that the Nava brewery would implement water-conservation practices and recycle 30 percent of the water it uses... READ MORE›

MEXICO'S NUMBER ONE DRUG LORD ESCAPES HIGH SECURITY PRISON

Guzman was caught by authorities for the first time in Guatemala in 1993, extradited and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico for murder and drug trafficking... READ MORE›

CITING BAN ON RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS, FRENCH COURT ORDERS PARK TO REMOVE VIRGIN MARY

Town mayor Gaston Lacroix said he intended to find a new home for the offending statue on private land ... READ MORE›

FERGUSON VOTERS TO MAKE HISTORY IN ELECTION TUESDAY

A Justice Department report last month confirmed a broad pattern of biased policing that singled out African Americans for excessive arrests and harsh punishment... READ MORE›

FLINT, MICHIGAN WATER CONTAMINATION: OBAMA DECLARES EMERGENCY

US President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead... READ MORE›

Related Stories Torture is still rife in Mexico and is routinely used to extract confessions, according to a new report by human rights organisation Amnesty International... READ MORE›

AT CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL, A YOUNG BLACK GIRL CALLED ZIANNA OLIPHANT DELIVERS A MOVING SPEECH

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Almost too small to reach the microphone, Zianna Oliphant stepped to the podium at the Charlotte City Council meeting on Monday... READ MORE›

A PARCHED WORLD A DRYER HOSE AND AN OAKVILLE TEEN WITH A VISION

Calvin Rieder, 19, has been trying to solve the world's water problems since Grade 7. Lost cause? Far from it... READ MORE›

'I WOULD BE BESIDE MYSELF' IF MY KIDS LIVED IN FLINT

Speaking in Detroit, President Obama pledged Wednesday to cover all of the people of Flint's backs as the Michigan city deals with a water crisis... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM HARMS AMERICANS IN FLINT - AND BEYOND

Flint, Michigan is experiencing a well-documented crisis as a result of a contaminated water supply... READ MORE›

MEXICO CITY IS A PARCHED AND SINKING CAPITAL

Overseeing the city's water supply is Ramon Aguirre Diaz, director of the Water System of Mexico City, who is frank about the perils ahead... READ MORE›

$250K GRANT TO GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY SHOWS HOW MUCH DISCRETION MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS AT BUDGET TIME

'If you're the Great Canadian Theatre Company, apparently all you have to do is ask... READ MORE›