GERMANY:  The Ver.di union in Germany today called on ground staff for Lufthansa to walk off the job at seven airports on Tuesday following a similar strike earlier this month.

The union is seeking pay raises of 2.5 per cent, or at least €500 (£427) more per month, in negotiations for about 25,000 employees, including check-in, aircraft handling, maintenance and freight staff. 

NETHERLANDS: Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus.