The tornado that ripped through parts of Oklahoma on Tuesday of this week left at least 50 people dead.
Thousands of high school teachers in Greece could face arrest if they strike during exams from Friday of this week.
Tensions between unions in South African mines have grown since last year’s massacre of striking miners, writes Rehad Desai
Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif will become prime minister of Pakistan for a third time after elections last week.
Protests have continued in Bangladesh over the factory collapse last month that killed over 1,100 workers. They have won concessions from the government.
As Israeli planes bomb Damascus and the Assad regime begins a bloody new offensive, rebels in Syria are fighting to defend their revolution and its independence, reports Simon Assaf
More than 30 people have been killed after police and Islamist protesters clashed in Bangladesh.
Greece came to a halt on Wednesday of last week as workers joined the second general strike of the year.
The Labour-led governing coalition in Denmark last week used legal powers to end a four-week all out strike by the country’s teachers.
A battle is underway over the leadership of South Africa’s two million-strong union federation Cosatu.
Thousands of doctors and pharmacists in the west African state of Ghana last week withdrew emergency cover as part of a pay dispute.
