Subway Strike

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Ten people were killed and more than 20 were injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in a St Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack

Bombs packed with nails terrorized Brussels on Tuesday in the deadliest assault on the European heartland since the Islamic State's attacks on Paris four months ago, hitting the airport and subway system in coordinated strikes that were also claimed by the militant extremist group.

London Underground staff walked off their posts on Wednesday to protest plans to run Tube trains all night at weekends, the second shutdown of the British capital's subway in under a month.

A subway strike in Sao Paulo that threatened to disrupt the opening of the World Cup was averted Wednesday night even as airport workers in Rio de Janeiro declared a 24-hour work stoppage in the main destination for soccer fans traveling to Brazil.

With a subway strike put on hold, traffic in Brazil's biggest city returned to its normal, congested nature Tuesday, but there was no guarantee service would be on for Thursday's opening of the World Cup.

Subway employees in Rio de Janeiro threatened Tuesday to go on strike the day before the World Cup opens, in the latest bid to use the tournament as leverage in labor negotiations.

As the world turns to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup, the country is battling hard to avoid humiliation as subway workers in Sao Paulo have threatened to go on strike.

Leaders of striking subway workers announced Monday night the union was suspending for two days a work stoppage that has thrown traffic into chaos in Sao Paulo before the city hosts the World Cup's opening game this week.

Sao Paulo subway workers defied a court ruling Sunday and extended a strike threatening to cause traffic mayhem at the World Cup's opening game in Brazil's biggest city.

Repeated protests in Brazil's Sao Paulo has disturbed the preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, as police clashed with striking subway workers and massive traffic jams snarled the mega-city and fans booed the national team.

Police clashed with striking subway workers in Sao Paulo while 3,000 people protested government policies, causing traffic chaos six days before Brazil's mega-city hosts the first World Cup game.

Subway workers in Sao Paulo went on strike Thursday, one week before the World Cup opens in the Brazilian mega-city, where protests against government spending on the tournament erupted a year ago.

Subway and suburban rail services in Greece's capital have been halted by a 24-hour strike, as labor unions prepare for a new round of major protests against deeper austerity measures.

The French government was bracing on Tuesday for a major strike and protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. A subway strike in London led the government to make available additional boats and buses and to encourage commuters to cycle to work. Subway, suburban rail and bus traffic in Paris was sha...

In the world of food, there's no denying the joy that comes from savouring favourite dishes.

Ten people were killed and more than 20 were injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in a St Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack

Bombs packed with nails terrorized Brussels on Tuesday in the deadliest assault on the European heartland since the Islamic State's attacks on Paris four months ago, hitting the airport and subway system in coordinated strikes that were also claimed by the militant extremist group.

London Underground staff walked off their posts on Wednesday to protest plans to run Tube trains all night at weekends, the second shutdown of the British capital's subway in under a month.

A subway strike in Sao Paulo that threatened to disrupt the opening of the World Cup was averted Wednesday night even as airport workers in Rio de Janeiro declared a 24-hour work stoppage in the main destination for soccer fans traveling to Brazil.

With a subway strike put on hold, traffic in Brazil's biggest city returned to its normal, congested nature Tuesday, but there was no guarantee service would be on for Thursday's opening of the World Cup.

Subway employees in Rio de Janeiro threatened Tuesday to go on strike the day before the World Cup opens, in the latest bid to use the tournament as leverage in labor negotiations.

As the world turns to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup, the country is battling hard to avoid humiliation as subway workers in Sao Paulo have threatened to go on strike.

Leaders of striking subway workers announced Monday night the union was suspending for two days a work stoppage that has thrown traffic into chaos in Sao Paulo before the city hosts the World Cup's opening game this week.

Sao Paulo subway workers defied a court ruling Sunday and extended a strike threatening to cause traffic mayhem at the World Cup's opening game in Brazil's biggest city.

Repeated protests in Brazil's Sao Paulo has disturbed the preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, as police clashed with striking subway workers and massive traffic jams snarled the mega-city and fans booed the national team.

Police clashed with striking subway workers in Sao Paulo while 3,000 people protested government policies, causing traffic chaos six days before Brazil's mega-city hosts the first World Cup game.

Subway workers in Sao Paulo went on strike Thursday, one week before the World Cup opens in the Brazilian mega-city, where protests against government spending on the tournament erupted a year ago.

Subway and suburban rail services in Greece's capital have been halted by a 24-hour strike, as labor unions prepare for a new round of major protests against deeper austerity measures.

The French government was bracing on Tuesday for a major strike and protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. A subway strike in London led the government to make available additional boats and buses and to encourage commuters to cycle to work. Subway, suburban rail and bus traffic in Paris was sha...