Kuwait is deploying national guard units to run and protect some oil facilities after workers announced a major strike for this weekend, a newspaper reported.
Flights in Greece were at a standstill on Thursday after air traffic controllers called a 24-hour strike over pension reforms sought by the country's creditors.
A US air strike in Syria targeted Al Qaeda members, reportedly killing its spokesman, and the Islamic State group
Congress accuses BJP supporters of being behind attacks on students, academics and journalists
Shops, banks and offices remained closed yesterday and streets empty of traffic in Guinea’s capital and in other cities, the first day of an open-ended general strike called by trade unions.
Hospital bosses yesterday called for the government to end the bitter dispute with junior doctors, saying: “We can’t carry on like this.”
Rubbish piled up on New Delhi's streets on Monday as refuse collectors vowed to push ahead with a nearly week-long strike, the latest crisis to hit the world's most polluted city.
Millions of tube users will be left waiting until the last moment to find out whether there will be a full train service next week.
