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JEFF SESSIONS WON'T SEEK JUSTICE FOR ALL AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, SEN. CORY BOOKER TESTIFIES
Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general... READ MORE›
SESSIONS TO PRESS IMAGE OF TOUGH LAWMAN AND INDEPENDENT VOICE AT ATTORNEY GENERAL HEARINGS
Jeff Sessions R-Ala., Donald Trump's pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday... READ MORE›
SOUTHERN RAIL STRIKE: CONDUCTORS AGAINST DRIVER-ONLY TRAINS 'BECAUSE THEY EARN A?2,000 IN COMMISSION FROM ON-BOARD TICKET SALES'
Southern rail strike conductors against driver-only trains 'because they earn A?2,000 in commission from on-board ticket sales'... READ MORE›
UNION PAYING SOUTHERN RAIL CONDUCTORS A?300 A WEEK TO STRIKE
Mr Cash, a Jeremy Corbyn-backer, took up the post at the head of the RMT after the death of the far-left union baron Bob Crow... READ MORE›
CHRISTMAS STRIKE MISERY AS POST OFFICE WORKERS STAGE FIVE-DAY WALKOUT AND RAIL SERVICES ARE HIT BY INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Britain is facing Christmas strike chaos as militant unions have announced walk-outs at the Post Office and on one of the country's busiest railway lines... READ MORE›
JANET RENO, FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEAD AT 78
D'Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends... READ MORE›
JANET RENO, FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, DIES AT 78
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. Sh... READ MORE›
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GREEN WING CAST JOIN LATEST JUNIOR DOCTORS' STRIKE
High-profile names including the cast of the comedy Green Wing joined doctors on picket lines at the start of the 48-hour walkout... READ MORE›
JUNIOR DOCTORS IN ENGLAND TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK AFTER TALKS BREAK DOWN
Some 98 percent of junior doctors balloted by the BMA voted in favour of strikes... READ MORE›
HUNT CONDEMNS JUNIOR DOCTORS' 'EXTREME' THREE-DAY STRIKE PROPOSAL
Threatening extreme action is totally unwarranted and will harm vulnerable patients... READ MORE›
NHS HOSPITAL STAFF AND MIDWIVES STAGE STRIKE OVER PAY
NHS hospital staff and midwives stage strike over pay - live updates... READ MORE›
ALMOST 80% OF JUNIOR DOCTORS TOOK PART IN ALL-OUT STRIKE, NHS SAYS
However, 16 of the 22 junior doctors in its emergency department did work as normal... READ MORE›
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CANADA POST STRIKE
Essential services will continue Mail delivery could stop as early as July 2nd if Canada Posts forces a lockout or the unions strike... READ MORE›
U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL CRITICIZES APPLE, GOOGLE DATA ENCRYPTION
Even law enforcement officers with search warrants would not have access... READ MORE›
BELGIUM GRINDS TO A HALT FOR ONE-DAY GENERAL STRIKE
Thierry Bodson, the general secretary of the FGTB union, said anti-austerity arguments had gained momentum in recent weeks... READ MORE›
'NO OPTION' OTHER THAN STOPPING SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THURSDAY'S STRIKE
Dublin Bus will stop services at 9pm tomorrow in order to have their buses back at the depot ahead of Thursday and Friday's industrial action... READ MORE›
JUNIOR DOCTORS' STRIKE DAY TWO - LIVE UPDATES
I think the government has backed itself into a corner... READ MORE›
US ACCUSES RUSSIA OF AIR STRIKE ON SYRIA AID CONVOY
The Obama administration has accused Russian forces of the airstrike on a UN aid convoy, which shattered the fragile peace agreement in Syria... READ MORE›
SOUTHERN RAIL FIVE-DAY STRIKE: WILL YOU BE AFFECTED?
Southern has provided a new map of services showing which will be disrupted... READ MORE›
NEXT U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL FACES DAUNTING NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
Whoever replaces Holder will also share in another policy headache the internationally condemned prison for foreign terrorism suspects at the U... READ MORE›
PARAMEDICS SET TO STRIKE OVER ROSTER DISPUTE
Mr Kavanagh said the dispute relates to the introduction of a Core Rostering System... READ MORE›
'LECTURERS LIVING ON POVERTY LINE' AS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES GO ON STRIKE
Lecturers are living 'on the poverty line' and are being 'sabotaged' by cuts and overcrowding says Cork IT Lecturer... READ MORE›
STAFF AT OBERSTOWN DETENTION CENTRE SERVE STRIKE NOTICE AMID DISPUTE OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
Any off-campus trips, such as court dates or routine hospital visits, will not be staffed by union members, except in an emergency situation... READ MORE›
OVER 150,000 PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY AIR FRANCE STRIKE
Strikes by Air France flight attendants in the last five days have led to 900 flights being cancelled and over 150,000 passengers affected through Sunday... READ MORE›
AIR FRANCE PILOTS GO ON STRIKE AS EURO 2016 STARTS
Air France said it was cancelling flights on Saturday after 25 percent of the national carrier's pilots went on strike... READ MORE›
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO STRIKE NEXT MONTH
Fianna Fail spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue called on the Education Minister Jan O Sullivan to step in to halt the work stoppages... READ MORE›
A LOOMING STRIKE AT CANADA POST HAS SMALL-SCALE ONLINE SELLERS WORRIED
As a result online shops in Hamilton are preparing themselves and customers for the possible strike... READ MORE›
GREECE HIT BY 3-DAY STRIKE OVER PENSION TAX INCREASE
Greece hit by 3-day strike over pension, tax increase... READ MORE›
HONG KONG TEEN PROTEST LEADER ENDS HUNGER STRIKE
3 COMMENTEMAILMORE HONG KONG AP A prominent teenage leader of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests ended his hunger strike Saturday after 4 1 2 days at his doctor's urging... READ MORE›
FOR GOVERNMENT'S TOP LAWYER ON VOTING RIGHTS, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HAS BEGUN
The presidential election this year will be the first since a divided Supreme Court invalidated a critical component of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965... READ MORE›
NO GENERAL ELECTION UNTIL SPRING, SAYS FLANAGAN
Mr Flanagan said he feels the next Government will again be a Fine Gael-led coalition which includes the Labour Party... READ MORE›
ST PATRICK'S DAY BUS SERVICE IS 'EXCEPTIONAL FALL-BACK MEASURE'
Mr Donohoe said the special St Patrick's day bus service to beat the strike action is an exceptional fall-back measure for the country's national holiday ... READ MORE›
'THE MOST SERIOUS STRIKE IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE?'
Floating voter podcast 'the most serious strike in the history of the state?'... READ MORE›
VYING WITH CLINTON FOR UNION SUPPORT, SANDERS JOINS N.Y. STRIKE, DEFENDS PLANNED VATICAN SPEECH
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a Verizon workers' picket line in Brooklyn on Wednesday after being endorsed by New York City trans... READ MORE›
CRISIS DEEPENS IN ZIMBABWE AS SOCIAL MEDIA ADDS TO ROBERT MUGABE'S WOES
After 36 years of rule by president Robert Mugabe, the country is again on the brink of collapse... READ MORE›
TEACHERS RUN RISK OF DELAYING LEAVING CERT
Parents have warned that the ongoing school strikes run the risk of affecting this year's leaving and junior cert exams... READ MORE›
WE'RE READY TO GO TO JAIL OVER PAY FREEZES
The prospect of strike action by gardai moved a step closer after the new public sector pay deal came into force today... READ MORE›
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A BOLDER, STRONGER IRAN: OBAMA'S TRUE LEGACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS YET TO BE WRITTEN
A bolder, stronger Iran Obama's true legacy in the Middle East has yet to be written -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›
TRUMP 'WILLING TO WORK WITH RUSSIA AND CHINA'
US President-elect Donald Trump says he is willing to work with Russia and China, providing they cooperate... READ MORE›
Q&A: WHY THE CIA, FBI DIFFER ON RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING
A The Obama administration has ordered a review of attempts by foreign hackers to influence U.S. elections... READ MORE›
U.S., RUSSIA TRY SYRIA DIPLOMACY AS BOMBS RISK DEEPER RIFT
Kerry told reporters that participants in the talks were working very hard to help the people of Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIA CRISIS: US WEIGHS TOUGHER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA
It was the stiffest U.S. warning to the Russians since the Sept. 19 collapse of a truce they jointly brokered... READ MORE›
OBAMA AIMS TO DEFINE HIS GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN FINAL U.N. SPEECH
From the podium, Obama said he was fully aware of the expectations that accompany my presidency across the globe... READ MORE›
BILL PASSED BY US CONGRESS ALLOWING 9/11 VICTIMS' FAMILIES TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA COULD BE DEFEATED BY PRESIDENTIAL VETO
In April, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had warned the US that it would hit back economically at Washington if the bill proceeded... READ MORE›
OBAMA POINTS TO MOSCOW ON DNC HACK, NOTES RUSSIA'S FAVORABLE TRUMP COVERAGE, SAYS 'ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE'
Russia may have been behind the leak of hacked Democratic National Committee documents, President Barack Obama said Tuesday in his first public comments on... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA SAYS 'AMERICA IS NOT AS DIVIDED AS SOME HAVE SUGGESTED' IN THE WAKE OF DALLAS POLICE SHOOTINGS
The black community is much closer to the police than in other cities... READ MORE›
MCCAIN: OBAMA 'DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE' FOR ORLANDO SHOOTING
So the responsibility for it lies with President Barack Obama and his failed policies, McCain said... READ MORE›
EYEING AN INDIANA VICTORY, TRUMP SAYS, 'IT'S OVER'
At a rally in Terre Haute, Indiana, Trump urged Republicans to join his movement and turn out for him in big numbers... READ MORE›
HALF OF AMERICANS THINK PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING SYSTEM 'RIGGED'
Trump swept the five Northeastern nominating contests on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island... READ MORE›