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700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana out on strike Around 700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana have stopped working and gathered near Arabtec Holding headquarters this afternoon.

11 February 2014

48-hour strike begins on London Underground Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday.

05 February 2014

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack Israeli fighter jets attacked in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday morning, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.

31 January 2014

South Africa braces for mass platinum strike Tens of thousands of workers at the world's three top platinum producers were set to down tools Thursday in a pay strike that could have a devastating impact in Africa's largest economy.

23 January 2014

US drone strike kills two in NW Pakistan A US drone strike targeting a militant compound killed at least two suspected insurgents in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, officials said.

29 November 2013

German union plans Christmas strike at Amazon: report Germany's service-sector union Verdi is planning strike action at the online retail giant Amazon over the busy Christmas holiday period.

18 November 2013

Pakistan makes UN call for end to US drone strikes Pakistan on Friday renewed demands for an end to US drone strikes on its territory as two UN experts called for greater transparency in the use of the weapons.

26 October 2013

Oil hits 28-month high in US on Syria tensions Crude-oil prices surged higher Friday amid US-Russia tensions over a potential military strike on Syria, pushing the US contract to a 28-month high.

07 September 2013

Guantanamo activist force-fed at White House protest A US hunger striker was force fed through a nasal tube in front of the White House Friday, in a protest aimed at showing the procedure used at Guantanamo is "torture."

07 September 2013

Obama weighs 'limited' strike on Syria President Barack Obama said the United States was weighing "limited, narrow" action against Syria, as UN inspectors left the country Saturday and opened a window into a possible strike.

31 August 2013

Obama not ready to order Syria strike but gives up on UN President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had not yet signed off on a plan to strike Syria, but action appeared likely after Washington abandoned the hunt for a last-minute UN mandate.

29 August 2013

Chinese media say 'no excuse' for West to strike Syria Chinese state media warned the West against strikes on Syria Thursday as momentum mounted for President Bashar al-Assad's regime to be punished over an alleged chemical weapons attack.

29 August 2013

Kazakhstan workers strike on Kashagan's D island Around 200 employees of CAPE Industrial Services subcontractor were striking this weekend. The company works on D island of Kazakhstan’s oil field Kashagan.

10 July 2013

Doctors urge access to Guantanamo hunger strikers More than 150 doctors from the United States and Britain have written to President Barack Obama urging him to grant independent medical care to hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees.

20 June 2013

Greece faces general strike amid fury over state TV closure Greek unions plan a 24-hour general strike Thursday, amid a storm of protest over the government's decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures.

13 June 2013

Missile kills 26 as key Syria battle enters third week A missile strike near Syria's biggest city Aleppo killed 26 people and government warplanes pounded Qusayr.

04 June 2013

Greek teachers drop strike plans during exam period Greek school teachers early on Thursday abandoned plans to hold a strike during university entry exams after the government enacted an emergency decree to force them back to work.

16 May 2013

Guantanamo prisoners face body search: lawyer Guantanamo officials have warned detainees at the widely reviled US prison that they will have to be patted down thoroughly each time they meet their lawyers.

12 May 2013

UN chief urges restraint after Israeli air strikes in Syria UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed Sunday for restraint to avoid an escalation in Syria's civil war, expressing "grave concern" over Israeli air raids.

06 May 2013

Guantanamo prisoner speaks of despair, hunger strike Guantanamo Bay prisoner Obaydullah says he is "losing all hope" after joining a widening hunger strike in February to protest his indefinite detention at the US military jail.

04 May 2013

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