1.   A nationwide rail strike hobbled trains from the suburban express to the London-bound Eurostar on Thursday, leaving many French commuters stuck in traffic jams.

2.   And French commuters watched at it all bemused, as if wondering what the next month would add to an always lively summer season.

3.   French commuters faced canceled trains, huge traffic jams and long delays Monday as railroad workers protesting an austerity plan stepped up pressure on the government.

4.   French commuters faced canceled trains, huge traffic jams and long delays Monday as railroad workers, protesting an austerity plan, stepped up pressure on the government.

5.   French commuters lived through another difficult day Tuesday as trains, subways and buses were nearly non-existent for the second time in less than a week.