21.   Thousands of activists in Dhaka squatted on rail tracks to block trains connecting the capital and northern provinces.

22.   Thousands of police prevented demonstrators from blocking a train carrying nuclear waste on Wednesday, escorting the train into France on its way to Britain for reprocessing.

23.   Unionized transit workers Wednesday blocked high-speed trains in northwest France, slashed service in the southeast and planned to shut down Paris subway and bus service Friday.

24.   Unionized workers blocked trains in protest.

25.   Unionized transit workers Wednesday blocked high-speed trains in northwest France and ended a strike in the southeast, but vowed to shut down Paris subway and bus service Friday.

26.   Vehicles traveled on major highways and rebels were unable to block trains, Prasad said.

27.   A court on Wednesday ordered striking rail workers to stop blocking trains in the southern city of Marseille, gripped by industrial action for four weeks.

28.   The ruling also applied to anyone else who attempted to block trains.

29.   Thirty south-bound trains were blocked by the cold and diesel-pulled trains had to ferry out passengers trapped on the line.

30.   Three Eurostar trains were blocked for more than two hours.