Those demands saw 60 leading Argentine players threaten to strike ahead of the Test series against Wales, although this was averted.

BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | Internationals | Pichot targets Six Nations place

The row led to senior players going on strike, with a weakened team losing Test and one-day series to Bangladesh.

BBC: West Indies resolve contract row

Civil servants from government departments and driving test centres have taken part in a strike over pay, jobs and terms and conditions.

BBC: Civil servants strike over pay and pensions

Teachers at an independent special school in Derbyshire are on strike after one of them was asked to take a random drugs test.

BBC: Teachers strike over random drugs test call

The home side were seeking to build on victories over Hibernian and Hamilton, but in a limp display failed to test Saints goalkeeper Craig Samson until Buaben's late strike and suffered a third home loss of the campaign.

BBC: Sport - Football - Dundee United 1-2 St Mirren

An unauthorised Israeli strike that added to America's miscellaneous woes in the Middle East would test even the closest alliance, jeopardising Israel's relationship with its vital patron and armourer.

ECONOMIST: Be very afraid, please

The Israeli air strike occurred about 200 miles east, but near an area where Syria is known to test missiles.

NPR: Mystery Surrounds Israeli Strike in Syria

The Los Angeles teachers union agreed earlier this month to use test scores in evaluations after a protracted fight with the district, and Chicago teachers staged a seven-day strike this past fall, in part, over efforts to judge them on students' test results.

WSJ: Seattle Teachers Protest Exams