December 11, 1989 | Vol. 134 No. 24

East-West: America Abroad: Reciprocity at Last (East-West)

Reciprocity at Last

East-West: Anatomy of A Purge: Czechoslovak Jake and Gorbachev (East-West)

In an exclusive account of Jakes's ouster, TIME reveals how the Czechoslovak party chief double-crossed Gorbachev and lost

Cat And Mouse in the Casbah

Central America No Place to Hide

Now armed with missiles, the rebels bring the war to the wealthy and increase tensions between San Salvador and Managua

East-West: Turning Visions Into Reality (East-West)

In the stormy Mediterranean, George Bush gives Mikhail Gorbachev his proposals for changing from cold war to cooperation. But will events outstrip the two leaders' ability to shape the future?

Finis for The Master Terrorist?

After 15 years of bombs and bloodshed, Abu Nidal is said to be ill and his organization rapidly disintegrating

East-West: Gorbachev, God and Socialism (East-West)

India The Fall of the House of Nehru

For only the second time since independence, the electorate votes the Congress Party out of power

East-West: Kohl Takes On Topic A (East-West)

By unveiling a scheme for the "confederation" of the two Germanys, he pushes a delicate issue to the fore

Middle East Still Stuck in the Stone Age

As the Palestinian uprising enters its third year, both sides have reason to mourn

Switzerland The Swiss Army Gets Knifed

Once a revered institution, the militia suffers flesh wounds as the country's citizens reassess its role

Terrorism Target for the Red Army Faction

A moribund group roars back by killing "The Lord of Money"

East-West: The Conscience of Prague (East-West)

The Philippines Soldier Power

Relying on U.S. assistance to battle the worst threat yet to her government, Corazon Aquino clings precariously to her post

East-West: The Presidency: Talk of Peace, Tools of War (East-West)

Talk of Peace, Tools of War

East-West: What Have You Done for Us Lately? (East-West)

As soon as the Czechoslovak regime grants one reform, the people demand another

Cambodia: The Prince Presses On (World Notes)

The Prince Presses On

Comoro Islands: Death Among The Ilang-Ilang (World Notes)

Death Among The Ilang-Ilang

Ethiopia: A Wounded People Starves (World Notes)

A Wounded People Starves

Hong Kong: Goodbye, and Here's $620 (World Notes)

Goodbye, and Here's $620

Environment: No Home for Hot Trash (Environment)

A U.S. nuclear dump is delayed

Health: A Mother's Gift of Life (Health)

Her baby gets the first U.S. liver transplant from a living donor

Medicine: Can Drugs Cure Drug Addiction? (Medicine)

Researchers are developing new treatments to battle abuse

Health: Counterattack (Health)

Alpha-interferon becomes the first treatment for hepatitis C

Key West, Florida Pritam Singh's Strange Career (American Scene)

An eccentric developer brings good taste to a tacky island

Ethics: Whose Right to Die? (Ethics)

The Supreme Court will finally wrestle with the ultimate question

Press: Editor, Heal Thyself

Britain's racy tabloids try internal reforms

Design: Tacky Nostalgia? No, These Are Landmarks (Design)

The doo-wop architecture of the 1950s may not be classy, say preservationists, but it's a slice of history

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