Belgian airline hit by strike

Belgian airline Sabena has been forced to cancel most of its European flights after ground workers at Brussels airport walked out on strike.

Baggage handlers, catering workers and cleaners are demanding more information about a plan to restructure the struggling airline, which Belgian newspapers have said will mean about 2,000 workers being laid off.

Sabena's joint owners, the Belgian Government and the Swiss airline Swissair, agreed last month to inject more money into the carrier, while cutting back on its operations.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service