http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1862-local-governments.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1862-local-governments.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2158726-brazil-protesters-up-pressure-government.html SAO PAULO (AP) — About 50,000 protesters energetically returned to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday night, a demonstration of anger toward what they call a corrupt and inefficient government that has long ignored the demands of a growing middle class. The protests were well organized via social media and mostly peaceful, like those the night b... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2158726-brazil-protesters-up-pressure-government.html 2013-06-19T02:18:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2156912-high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits under federal law. With highly anticipated decisions on affirmative action and voting rights imminent, the justices added a case to their calendar for the fa... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:08:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2156912-high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case.html 2013-06-17T16:08:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2155064-nyc-places-adapting-to-climate-too.html BONN, Germany (AP) — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming. Some are planning cities that will simply adapt to more water. But climate-proofing a city or coastline is ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:57:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2155064-nyc-places-adapting-to-climate-too.html 2013-06-16T10:57:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2154728-belfast-keeping-peace-city-walls.html BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — When President Obama comes to Belfast, he's expected to praise a country at peace and call for walls that separate Irish Catholics and British Protestants to come tumbling down. Barely a 10-minute walk from where the U.S. leader is speaking Monday, those walls have kept growing in size and number throughout two decades of ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:55:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/2154728-belfast-keeping-peace-city-walls.html 2013-06-16T07:55:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2154202-morris-cat-runs-mayor-mexican-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is attracting tens of thousands of politici... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:07:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2154202-morris-cat-runs-mayor-mexican-city.html 2013-06-16T03:07:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow. Navalny, one of the leaders of the anti-Putin demonstrations that rose up in late 2011, submitted documents to register his candidacy on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the city elections co... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:17:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html 2013-06-15T13:17:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151648-ap-impact-commander-nazi-led-unit-lives-us.html BERLIN (AP) — A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities in 1949... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2151648-ap-impact-commander-nazi-led-unit-lives-us.html 2013-06-14T20:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149610-irans-voters-election-process.html A look at Iran's voters, presidents and election procedures: SIZE: There are more than 50 million eligible voters in a population of about 76 million. About a third of the voters are under 30 — born after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. About 60 percent of the voters are in cities. VOTERS: Voting age is 18, raised from 16 in 2007. Iranian... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:52:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2149610-irans-voters-election-process.html 2013-06-13T15:52:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2147118-istanbul-protests-no-bearing-2020-plans.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The anti-government protests in Turkey "will have no bearing" on Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympics, the bid committee said Wednesday. The Olympic bid has been rattled by the nearly two weeks of protests that began in Istanbul and spread to dozens of other cities. It's the biggest test yet in the 10-year rule of Prime Minister Re... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2147118-istanbul-protests-no-bearing-2020-plans.html 2013-06-12T17:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146746-report-rampant-child-abuse-ex-home-vienna.html VIENNA (AP) — Children at a former city-run home in Vienna were rampantly abused, with some of them raped and subjected to other forms of sexual exploitation both by caregivers and outsiders, an Austrian investigative commission said Wednesday. The commission also documented cases of physical and psychological abuse in a 344-page report summarizing the re... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:53:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146746-report-rampant-child-abuse-ex-home-vienna.html 2013-06-12T15:53:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146202-dutch-cafe-owners-trial-selling-weed.html MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Owners and staff of three cannabis-selling cafes went on trial Wednesday in the southern Netherlands charged with selling weed to foreigners, in a case both sides of a heated drug debate in this border city hope will clarify the legality of a clampdown on so-called "coffee shops." Maastricht is using new national legislation... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:09:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146202-dutch-cafe-owners-trial-selling-weed.html 2013-06-12T12:09:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2142244-istanbul-soccer-fans-united-anti-govt-protests.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The protests in Turkey have accomplished the seemingly impossible: uniting fans of Istanbul's three bitterly rival soccer teams. Normally, there is no love lost among supporters of Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas. Ferocious confrontations are common, and Galatasaray's stadium has earned the nickname "Hell" because of the intimidating ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:45:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2142244-istanbul-soccer-fans-united-anti-govt-protests.html 2013-06-10T19:45:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Mabriole town offi... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:52:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2141070-2-3-people-face-hunger-haiti-woes-mount.html 2013-06-10T15:52:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2139838-turkeys-leader-lambasts-protesters.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government protests that have spread across the country, saying those who do not respect the government will pay. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his patience was running out with the protesters, who ha... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:02:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2139838-turkeys-leader-lambasts-protesters.html 2013-06-09T21:02:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2138496-car-bomb-kills-7-people-central-syrian-city.html BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people, a state-owned TV station reported. Meanwhile, government troops took control of a key village as the regime presses its offensive to clear a path between Damascus and the M... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:17:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2138496-car-bomb-kills-7-people-central-syrian-city.html 2013-06-08T19:17:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2138596-china-ids-suspect-set-bus-fire-anger.html BEIJING (AP) — The suspect in a commuter bus fire that rattled a prosperous Chinese port city burned to death in the blaze he set to vent his anger, local authorities said Saturday. The fire ripped through the bus as it traveled on an elevated road in Xiamen during Friday's evening rush, killing 47 people and injuring 34 more. It is unclear if the suspect... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:28:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2138596-china-ids-suspect-set-bus-fire-anger.html 2013-06-08T12:28:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2135880-4-die-shooting-mexico-city-neighborhood.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two masked gunmen stormed into a gym yelling "everyone hit the floor" and opened fire, killing four people in a tough Mexico City neighborhood that is home to the area's biggest black market, authorities said Friday. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said the attack appeared to be aimed at two brothers who were exercising at the gy... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:15:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2135880-4-die-shooting-mexico-city-neighborhood.html 2013-06-08T04:15:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen a Red Cross communication lin... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2132934-nkorea-proposes-working-level-talks-with-skorea.html 2013-06-07T06:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2133064-deadly-philly-collapse-sought-suit-filed.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The search for victims of a building collapse that killed six people wound down Thursday, and the first civil lawsuit was filed amid mounting questions about whether the demolition company that was tearing down the structure caused the tragedy by cutting corners. The four-story building along Philadelphia's busy Market Street collapsed... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:07:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2133064-deadly-philly-collapse-sought-suit-filed.html 2013-06-07T04:07:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130546-malian-army-takes-anefis-1st-territorial-gain.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian military attacked Tuareg rebels early Wednesday and succeeded in taking the village of Anefis, marking the army's first victory and territorial gain without the help of French forces since they were routed from the country's north last year by the separatist fighters, officials on both sides said. Reached by telephone, the m... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:29:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130546-malian-army-takes-anefis-1st-territorial-gain.html 2013-06-05T22:29:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130368-copters-pluck-families-raging-european-floods.html DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Desperate families were plucked from rooftops by helicopters, cars were swept away by raging torrents and levees failed without warning Wednesday as central Europe staggered under an inland ocean of flooding. Tens of thousands of people had to be evacuated in Germany and the Czech Republic and chemical plants along the mighty Danub... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:13:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130368-copters-pluck-families-raging-european-floods.html 2013-06-05T20:13:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2130834-moscow-mayor-forces-snap-elections.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday handed in his resignation to President Vladimir Putin, forcing an election in the fall in which he likely will be returned to the job. Sobyanin was appointed mayor by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 at a time when it was an unelected post. The Russian government has since restored the direct e... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2130834-moscow-mayor-forces-snap-elections.html 2013-06-05T13:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2130426-md-eyes-operation-rome-mayor.html ROME (AP) — Studied under pioneering U.S. surgeon. Saved lives transplanting livers on two continents. Helped create cutting-edge transplant center in Mafia-plagued Sicily. Elected mayor of Rome? Whether Ignazio Marino adds that last credential to his impressive resume will be decided by a runoff election in Rome's mayoral race. The June 9-10 balloting pi... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:48:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2130426-md-eyes-operation-rome-mayor.html 2013-06-05T12:48:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2129904-ex-beijing-mayor-backer-1989-crackdown-dies.html BEIJING (AP) — Chen Xitong, who as Beijing's mayor backed the military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democratic movement but later expressed regret for the loss of life, died days before its 24th anniversary, according to media reports and a family friend. At the height of his career, Chen was one of China's most powerful men, but a corruption scandal... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:47:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2129904-ex-beijing-mayor-backer-1989-crackdown-dies.html 2013-06-05T00:47:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html PARIS (AP) — France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by the regime. It was the most specific claim by any Western power about chemical weapons attacks in the 27-month-old conflict. Britain later said that tests it conducted on samples taken from Syria ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2127894-france-britain-confirm-use-sarin-gas-syria.html 2013-06-04T22:14:30Z