COVER

NATION

Choppy Waters (The Week: Nation)

The Navy's chief resigns over the Tailhook sex-abuse scandal

No Signs of Life (The Week: Nation)

Senate hearings draw a blank on proof that MIAs survive in Asia

WORLD

Arms Control at Home (The Week World)

Back from the U.S., Yeltsin finds ethnic battles raging everywhere

Enemies: Black vs. Black vs. White (South Africa)

Negotiations should eventually resume, but De Klerk can save his reforms -- and the nation -- only if the bloody cycle of black violence is halted

Hold The Euphoria (Israel)

Labor's victory could bring considerable new vigor to the Middle East peace negotiations, but reaching a solution is still a tough game

Policy Or Ploy? (The Week World)

If Libya is really changing course, Gaddafi might be doing the steering

HEALTH & MEDICINE

African Apocalypse (The Week Health & Science)

AIDS could devastate the crowded continent within 20 years

And Stop Bleeding! (The Week Health & Science)

A new sensor will spare diabetics those daily finger pricks

Oats: The Final Word? (The Week Health & Science)

A major study finds that oat bran does indeed reduce cholesterol

Wait! Don't Cut! (The Week Health & Science)

A new drug could save some men from prostate surgery

SOCIETY

STYLE & DESIGN

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BUSINESS

Back On Track (The Week: Business)

A strike forces Congress to make the trains run on time

Chasing the American Dream

Two old-fashioned American inventors with a promising alternative to conventional fuels run up against bureaucracy, bad timing and a society unwilling to take risks

Frequent Flyer Bonus (The Week: Business)

The airlines settle a price-fixing suit with a $400 million deal

Styrofoam Blitz (The Week: Business)

Wood shavings may offer relief from those pesky packing pellets

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Do You Still Love Eddie? (Cinema)

Murphy's sweet sass made him the Elvis of comedy. Then he became the Elvis of infamy. Now he's back in a smart new romantic comedy -- if you'll have him.

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