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Montreal (French: Montréal;pronounced in English is the se cond-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal,the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located, or Mont Réal as it was spelled in Middle French, (Mont Royal in present French). As of July 2009, Statistics Canada identifies Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) (land area 4,259 square kilometres (1,644 sq mi)) as Canada's second most populous with a population of 1,906,811 in the city and metropolitan area population of 3,814,700. The most spoken language at home in the city is French by 56.9% of the population, followed by English at 18.6% (as of 2006 census).The official language of Montreal is French as defined by the city's charter. Montreal is the se...

Berlin (English pronunciation: is the capital city of Germany and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people,Berlin is Germany's la rgest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union.Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations.Geographically embedded in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's territory is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes. First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was successively the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) and the Third Reich (1933–1945).[6] Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world.[7] After World War II, the city was divided...

The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan, which was almost completely destroyed in the siege of 1521, and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards. In 1524, the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585 it was officially known as La Ciudad de México (Mexico City). Mexico City served as the political, administrative and financial centre of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire.After independence from Spain was achieved, the Federal District was created in 1824. After years of demanding greater political autonomy, residents were given the right to directly elect the Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by popular vote in 1997. Ever since, the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has controlled both of them.In recent years, the local governme...

Burlington, with a population of 38,889 at the 2000 census, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town (county seat)of Chittenden County.The city is the hub of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S. city to be the largest city in its state. The urbanized area consists of the cities of Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski; the towns of Colchester, Essex, and Williston; and the village of Essex Junction. As of 2000, the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area contained the three northwestern Vermont counties of Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle, with an estimated 2006 population of 206,007, approximately one third of Vermont's total population

Amsterdam (pronounced / ˈæmst ə rdæm/; Dutch Nl-Amsterdam.ogg is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, with an urban population of 1,364,422 and a metropolitan population of 2,158,372. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. It comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of approximately 8.1 million. Its name is derived from Amstellerdam,indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading centre for finance and diamonds.In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: 'Grac...

The news that two FIFA executive committee members allegedly considered selling their votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup election came as a surprise to many and, if proven true, will be highly corrosive for the game in general. The game of football generates passion around the world like no other sport and its reputation is rightly guarded by those who are in charge. FIFA president Sepp Blatter's concern over the severity of such accusations was evident by his release of an open letter to the world's media, where he sought to quell anxiety over the legitimacy of the current voting process. It is a crucial time for world football’s governing body, with the announcement of the winning bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup scheduled for 2 December. Consequently the sport will be keen to show that it is not subject to the same sort of corruption that has blighted other areas of sporting competition.

About 1,000 gas stations across France have run out of fuel because of nationwide strikes that are affecting transportation, Alexandre de Benoist, a Union of Independent Oil Importers. The service stations are out of fuel because striking workers are blocking access to French oil refineries and oil depots, de Benoist said. The problem is not a lack of fuel, he added, saying: "There is enough fuel in stock for several weeks." But French unions say production has stopped at all 12 of the nation's refineries. French workers began their latest round of nationwide strikes a week ago, protesting against government plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and institute other pension reforms. The government, which says France can no longer afford the earlier retirement payments, has shown no sign of backing down. Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Sunday night he would "not let the French economy be choked by a blockade of fuel. "There will not be ...