A look at challenges Uber has faced around the world

PARIS (AP) — Taxi drivers in France went on strike Thursday, smashing car windows, setting tires on fire and blocking traffic to express their displeasure with American ride-hailing service Uber.

France's Court of Cassation has called for a constitutional review of language in the law, and Uber France's chief Thibaud Simphal says the company is contesting judicial rulings around France and winning.

A Dutch court has ruled in a preliminary judgment that Uber must stop its UberPop service that works with drivers who charge fares but do not possess a taxi license.

Dutch Transport Minister Wilma Mansveld relaxed Dutch taxi legislation in May to make it easier for new services to enter the market, but the UberPop service remained outlawed.

"Making an exception for UberPop would disturb the level playing field and lead to unfair competition," Mansveld said.

In January, The Chinese government banned drivers of private cars from offering their services through taxi-hailing apps.

— In San Francisco, an Uber driver accused of running down and seriously injuring a bicyclist in an apparent road-rage incident was arrested in April.

In March, the U.N. women's agency backed out of a partnership with Uber that had pledged to create jobs for 1 million female drivers by 2020 after a protest by trade unions and civil society groups.