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Haiti

Public transport strike brings Haiti to a halt

Main roads in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince were virtually empty on Monday (November 9)as a two-day public transport strike got underway against

09/11/2015

World News

Tiny, automated bus experiment begins in Greece

Four tiny, driverless buses are on trial in the Greek city of Trikala, the first of five European cities to introduce the automated transportation

03/10/2015

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

06/08/2015

Israel

Netanyahu kills bill to throw Palestinians off Jewish buses

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped in to quash a law only hours after it went into effect on Wednesday as it threatened to blow up

20/05/2015

Germany

Germany's GDL union promises long train drivers' strike

German trains are at a near standstill today after another strike called by the GDL union began. It warns it could be longer than the last, which

20/05/2015

Germany

German train drivers begin open-ended strike

German train drivers have announced their ninth strike in 10 months due to an ongoing dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Freight trains shut

19/05/2015

United Kingdom

London Night Tube will lose £19.6m in first year, say unions

It’s not yet up and running but London's 24-hour night tube is already proving controversial with trade unions. They say plans to have the

02/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia blame each other for Donetsk bus shelling

The shelling of a bus in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Thursday morning brings strong reactions from Kyiv and Moscow.

22/01/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: Bus stop shelling kills at least nine in Donetsk

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has blamed pro-Russian rebels for shelling at a bus stop that has claimed at least nine lives in the separatist-held city of Donetsk.

22/01/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Reports of up to 9 dead in Donetsk blast

Reports suggest as many as 9 people were killed in an explosion at a bus stop in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine on Thursday morning (January 22). The blast

22/01/2015

India

Uber rape case drives expansion of all-female cab services in New Delhi

With violence against women in India coming more and more to the fore, one company, Cabs for Women by Women, a service in the capital, New Delhi

19/01/2015

World News

Green light for Channel Tunnel after fire on lorry forced closure

Firefighters give all-clear for Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire saw trains cancelled

17/01/2015

United Kingdom

Channel tunnel closed due to a fire on a truck

A fire on a truck has caused the closure of the Channel tunnel between France and the UK. The incident is reported to have been on the French side of

17/01/2015

USA

One dead after Washington metro train fills with smoke

One woman died and at least two people were critically injured after a US metro train filled with smoke. Amateur footage has emerged of the incident

13/01/2015

Europe News

Belgium gripped by travel chaos as strike takes hold

A national strike has brought much of Belgium to a standstill , with airports, train stations and local transport services being shut down as the

15/12/2014

Belgium

Belgium hit by national strike

Passengers are having to cope with a national strike in Belgium with planes, trains and buses all hit by a stoppage over the new government’s

15/12/2014

Belgium

Strikes bring public transport in Belgium to standstill

01/12/2014

United Kingdom

Watch: child rescued from London track 'seconds before train arrives'

12/08/2014

Real Economy

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25/03/2014

France

France: Paris makes all public transport free in bid to cut spiralling pollution

13/03/2014