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Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports

Hundreds of flights will be cancelled at eight German airports Tuesday, including at the nation's busiest travel hub Frankfurt, as security staff walk off the job in a deepening row over pay. Germany's powerful Verdi union said the strike would last from 02:00 am until 8:00 pm (0100-1900...

Tunisian labor union reaffirms plan for Thursday strike

The Tunisian General Labor Union on Monday reaffirmed plans to stage a general strike on Thursday to demand better pay for civil servants. Speaking at a ceremony marking the eighth anniversary of Tunisia’s 2011 popular uprising, union head Noureddine Taboubi vowed to escalate strike...

Palestinian dies after Israel border clashes: Gaza ministry

A Palestinian teenager succumbed to his wounds on Monday three days after being shot by Israeli forces during clashes on the Gaza border, the health ministry in the coastal enclave said. In a statement, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said Abdul Raouf Salha, 14, "died as a...

Palestinian wounded by Israeli fire dies: Gaza ministry

 A Palestinian wounded by Israeli fire during Gaza border protests and   clashes three weeks ago has died from his wounds, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said Sunday. Anwar Quday, 33, was wounded in the neck east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, said...