1.   The government decision came in the wake of a demonstration by a couple of thousand people in central Paris Saturday demanding minimum train and metro services.

2.   Only a dozen Marseille city buses were running Thursday, the tramway was halted and metro service was spotty.

3.   A main subway line connecting Athens with the port of Piraeus was closed all day, while services on the other metro service halted for the morning rush hour.

4.   Metro services in Paris were not affected by the day of action but there was some disruption on suburban trains.

5.   The road outside the bank was sealed off and metro services running under the bank were briefly stopped while the bomb squad opened the case.

6.   France spent another day Sunday without trains or metro service in Paris.

7.   The strikes mean that British travellers, particularly Londoners, will have to spend four difficult days managing without train or metro service.

8.   Train, bus and metro services have been worst hit.

9.   Local officials have been divided on whether to create a metro service or tram lines to make improvements.

10.   Metro services will be disrupted in the middle of the day and in the evening although rush-hour trains will not be affected.