General strike shuts down services across Greece

Services across Greece were shutting down Wednesday as unions held a 24-hour general strike to protest further austerity cuts in the cash-strapped country. The strike disrupted public transport, halted ferry and train services, shut down courts, state-run schools and left state hospitals and the ambulance service functioning with emergency staff. Dozens of flights were canceled or rescheduled as air traffic controllers were to walk off the job.

Greece has been surviving on international rescue loans from the International Monetary Fund and other European countries that use the euro since 2010. (AP)