In Greece, a new anti-austerity general strike today seriously disrupted air and rail traffic as well as holiday ferries. The sixth general strike in the country since February came a day after the Greek parliament increased the retirement age from 60 to 65 as part of a pensions reform law aiming to save billions of euros. <br/><br/>Aviation officials said more than 80 international and domestic flights were cancelled and 110 were delayed when air traffic controllers joined the strike. No trains ran, city buses were off the streets and all ships were also blocked in ports. <br/><br/>The public administration, hospitals and state companies were all badly hit by the 24-hour strike. The GSEE labour confederation for the private sector, Adedy for government employees and the communist confederation Pame all called rallies in Athens and other main cities against the socialist government's measures. <br/><br/>The new law passed by the Greek parliament is the latest in a series of measures taken to ease the country's debt crisis which has rocked international markets.