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Air France directors physically attacked after jobs loss plan confirmed

Confirmation by Air France that it plans to cut 2,900 jobs prompted a violent reaction from part of the workforce. A meeting of the works council

Finland

30,000 rally in Helsinki to protest proposed government cuts

More than 30,000 people rallied in Helsinki on Friday (September 18) to protest against government plans to cut workers’ benefits. Strikes also

Germany

Lufthansa pilots ordered back to work as strike ruled illegal

Lufthansa pilots have been ordered to end their strike and return to work. The action has led to the cancellation of around 1,000 flights in an

Germany

Lufthansa pilots' two-day strike cancels hundreds of flights

A strike by Lufthansa pilots cancelled more than 80 long-haul flights out of Germany on Tuesday, and hundreds of short-haul journeys are likely to be

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Germany

Latest Lufthansa strike could drag on past Tuesday

Pilots working for German airline Lufthansa could extend a two-day strike that started this morning (September 8). Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to

Gaza

'Back to school' delayed in Gaza amid UN teachers strike

More than 200,000 children in the Gaza Strip were unable to return to school on Monday because of a strike by teachers. Teaching staff are angry at

Ghana

Ghana: doctors extend strike

Doctors in Ghana have extended a strike that is emptying hospitals and posing a stiff challenge to the government of President John Mahama. They are

World News

One dead and 50 hurt in clashes between police and strikers in Peru

In Peru clashes between police and striking miners left one person dead and around 50 more injured. Activity at the La Oroya complex,185km west of

United Kingdom

Londoners fume over Tube strike

London Underground staff have gone on strike over pay and conditions linked to a new nighttime service. Here are some of the reactions from social

United Kingdom

"It's not about money:" London's Tube paralysed by strike

Commuters in London faced chaos Wednesday evening as Tube workers went on 24-hour strike for the second time over plans to introduce an overnight

France

French ferry workers burn tyres to block Calais port

The security situation around Calais due to the ongoing migrant crisis was little aided by protesting French ferry workers who again severely

Italy

Mayor under pressure over 'decline of Rome'

What has happened to the Eternal City? Rubbish on the streets of Rome and wildcat strikes causing delays on subway trains have prompted national and

Italy

Alitalia strike disrupts the holiday plans of hundreds

The 24-hour stoppage has forced the company to cancel many flights

Italy

Pompeii: closed for union meeting ahead of holiday

Tourists were surprised to find the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii closed on Friday morning ahead of the holiday period. The gates were

France

French farmers remove blockade of Lyon still product price war rages

French farmers have begun to remove the blockades from around the French city of Lyon, but the dispute over the price of beef, pork and milk is far

France

French ferry workers' tyre-fire protest blocks Eurotunnel in Calais

Eurotunnel services had returned to normal on Tuesday (July 21) after protesting French ferry workers blocked the entrance and set fire to tyres at a

Greece

Workers walk out in Greece in protest over austerity measures before parliament

Strikers at rush hour in Greece. That was how many decided to hold their own vote on the austerity measures before parliament. The metro shut down at

Israel

Hero's welcome for Islamic Jihad hunger striker freed from Israeli jail

Early on Sunday morning, jubilant supporters gathered to give a hero’s welcome to an Islamic Jihad activist freed from an Israeli jail after nearly

United Kingdom

London brought to near standstill over Tube-driver strike

Crippling Tube strike brings London to a near standstill for 24 hours, with TFL management and trade union representatives seemingly no closer to reaching an agreement.

France

Strike by French news agency extended by 24 hours

A three-day strike by the main French news agency AFP has been extended by 24 hours. The agency is locked in a fierce dispute over pay and