Taxi Strike In Italy In Protest At 'Liberalization'

Row upon row of taxi sat empty and idle in Milan on Friday, as drivers called a one-day unauthorised strike in Italy.

Vehicles were not taking fares in Rome, Turin or Naples either, in a protest against new measures proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti. The government wants to liberalise the industry, creating more licences and more competition.

New York Taxi Medallions Sell For $1M

An aluminium medallion is the license to operate a yellow taxi in New York City.

It can be bought and sold like anything else. But almost nothing else has risen in value so much. Earlier this month; two medallions changed hands for $1m each.

Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from New York.

Greek Taxi Drivers Strike

Tourists wait out delays in Greece's capital as taxi drivers block highways and the city of Piraeus to protest law making it easier to get taxi licenses. Jessica Gray reports.

Mom Opens Taxi Service For Kids

Friends Take Taxi On Cross-Country Trip

Two friends persuaded a cabbie to take them cross-country from New York City to Los Angeles.