April 27, 1992 | Vol. 139 No. 17

Gander Different Crash, Same Questions (Cover Stories)

Officials blamed the 1985 tragedy on icy wings. Was it really sabotage aimed at some of the plane's passengers?

Pan Am 103 Why Did They Die? (Cover Stories)

Washington says Libya sabotaged the plane. Provocative evidence suggests that a Syrian drug dealer may have helped plant the bomb -- and the real targets were intelligence agents working for the CIA

Mother Teresa? My Name's Gotti . . . (Grapevine)

A Mystery Without an Ending (Grapevine)

An African Homeland for the Palestinians? (Grapevine)

Anniversaries (The Week)

Arf! (The Week: Nation)

Bush Plays His Antiunion Card (The Week: Nation)

Big Labor backs Clinton, and the President smacks Big Labor

California Revives The Death Penalty (The Week: Nation)

After 25 years, San Quentin prepares to execute a murderer

Crime Time (The Week)

Darman's on The Perk Patrol (Grapevine)

Et Cetera (The Week: Nation / Et Cetera)

Next Gig: A Duet with Elvis (Grapevine)

Camera Angle (The Week World)

Central Asia: Five New Nations Ask WHO ARE WE?

The Muslim republics search for an identity somewhere between radical Islam and Western secularism

Shut Down Until Further Notice (The Week World)

The U.N. embargo against Libya begins, but Gaddafi won't relent

Endangered Species No, not owls or elephants. Humans who fight to save the planet are putting their lives on the line. (Environment)

Shoot for the Stars

A fresh generation of telescopes will open a new era of astronomical discovery

Beware Halogen Bulbs (The Week Health & Science)

High-tech lighting may be as bad as sunlight for causing skin cancer

DNA Testing Gets An Unexpected O.K. (The Week Health & Science)

But a U.S. body urges great care in handling the technique

Et Cetera (The Week Health & Science / Et Cetera)

The Case for Thalidomide (The Week Health & Science)

A drug that causes massive birth defects can save lives as well

Couples Becomes A Master (The Week: Society)

Fluid Freddy is now the world's very best golfer

Et Cetera (The Week: Society / Et Cetera)

Monitor Television Fades to Black (The Week: Society)

The Christian Science church, $235 million poorer, drops an experiment

All's Fair in Seville (Design)

A splashy Expo '92 opens this week with a focus on both past and future. The best buildings don't include one from the U.S.

U.S. Politics: Is Bush Getting a Free Ride? (Cover Stories)

The President has avoided a grilling on character issues so far, but the barbs will come and some may stick

U.S. Politics: No New Taxes -- For George (Cover Stories)