1.   In Afghanistan, U.S. warplanes eased their attack on Friday, refraining from planned strikes on the Muslim sabbath.

2.   The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Henry Shelton, briefed senators on the scope of the planned strikes on Tuesday, describing a devastating barrage.

3.   The new measures were met with approval by workers, with union leaders of the judicial branch saying they would call off a planned strike.

4.   Under French labor laws, labor unions must notify employers in advance of planned strike action.

5.   Venezuelan shares fell on investor concern that violence could erupt during a planned strike Wednesday to protest an increase in gasoline prices.

6.   Overhead, a gathering haze was a reminder of the heavy cloud cover that will move in in coming weeks, lending urgency to any planned strike.

7.   Pilots at Aer Lingus national airline called off their planned strike Sunday night, hours before it was to have begun.

8.   Pilots at major Japanese airline All Nippon Airways have called off a planned strike, a company spokeswoman said Monday.

9.   A complex contract dispute is behind the planned strike, which would kick off a week of walkouts affecting rail and sea travel in Italy.

10.   A planned strike by airport workers threatens to seriously disrupt pre-Christmas travel for thousands of people.