Skirmishes in Athens as general strike sweeps Greece

Some 40,000 people from all walks of life joined protests in Athens and another 14,000 demonstrated in Thessaloniki for the 24-hour industrial action, police said, as riot officers in the capital fired tear gas in response to the Molotov cocktails. It was the broadest protest since the arrival to power of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras just over a year ago. The pensions overhaul, a key part of Greece's latest economic bailout, has sparked a major backlash against embattled Tsipras.