Union announces further London Underground walkoutsLondon's Underground staff are to hold two further 24-hour strikes later this month, threatening more chaos for commuters already hit by strikers protesting plans for night services.
12 августа 2015
London Tube strike causes major disruptionMillions of Londoners were forced to walk, cycle or take packed buses to and from work as Underground staff staged their second strike in a month over plans to run trains all night.
07 августа 2015
Belgium cut off from world by national strikeBelgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
Eight hospitalized after US lightning strikeEight people, including a teenager, were taken to hospital Sunday following a freak lightning strike at bustling Venice Beach, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
28 июля 2014
Gaza toll at 118 in day five of Israeli strikesThirteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday, bringing the toll on the fifth day of violence to 118, medics said.
12 июля 2014
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts: unionsMore than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the government imposed as part of its austerity programme, trade unions said.
China workers strike over Japanese boss' war denialAround 1,000 Chinese workers went on strike after their Japanese boss denied Tokyo had invaded China and said its 1930s actions were to "help" the country escape colonial rule, state-run media reported.
France set for travel chaos as flights cut due to air strikeFrance braced for travel chaos after the country's civil aviation body urged airlines on Monday to cut flights by up to 20 percent in Paris and some other cities due to an air controllers' strike.
At least 10 dead as Islamists strike again on Kenya's coastAt least 10 people were killed in a new overnight attack near Kenya's coast, police said Tuesday, just 24 hours after Somalia's Shebab rebels massacred close to 50 people in the same area.
18 июня 2014
Test for Hollande as French rail strike drags onFrance's longest rail strike in years was set to go into a seventh day Tuesday after unions said a first meeting with management failed to address their demands.