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The article reports on the victory of the Argentines to the destruction of the H.M.S. Sheffield, the British nuclear submarine, in Argentina. The Argentines have celebrated their victory by adorning the offices buildings with blue and white national flags. The destruction of the H.M.S. Sheffield counterbalances the damages made by Great Britain in their war for Falkland Islands.

The article discusses the economic and political conditions in Poland. It mentions that General Wojciech Jaruzelski's inactivity has revealed the country's political condition wherein 29% of its 200-man Central Committee members have resigned since August 1980. It also notes that a hardline communist faction is pressuring party moderates to return and adopt a Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy.

The article discusses the move of Archbishop Josef Glemp, the Primate of Poland, together with other two archbishops to have a seven-day visit with Pope John Paul II in Vatican. The archbishops seek the help of the Roman Catholic Church to oppose the martial law regime of Polish General Wojciech Jaruzelski. The two archbishops who joined Glemp include Franciszek Cardinal Macharski and Henryk Gulbinowicz.

The article reports on the denouncement on the martial law regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski by prominent Polish intellectuals and artists in Poland. It states that they have sent a petition to the country's parliament and to Archbishop Jozef Glemp while Catholic bishops have drawn up a message to be read from 12,300 pulpits. The message demands an end to military control and the liberation of Solidarity union members and sympathizers.

The article offers information on the nationwide protest staged by millions of workers in Poland due to worsening food shortage and harassment of Solidarity union members. It highlights the move of Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski to send soldiers throughout the country to guard economic disruptions and provocations. It adds that Jaruzelski plans to create a national unity coalition wherein Solidarity and the Catholic church will join forces with the Communists in saving the economy.

The article offers information on the International Meeting on Cooperation and Development conference to be held in Cancun, Mexico.

The article reports on the political conditions in Poland which is facing a face-off between the government and the independent trade union called Solidarity. It reports on the pressure faced by the Polish party chief Stanislaw Kania from the members of his own party, the Soviet Union and its allies to act decisively against the protests and demonstrations fueled by food shortages. It also reports on the decision of the Solidarity's national commission to defer protests till mid-October.

The article focuses on the labor unrest and political change in Poland. It reports that trucks, buses and taxis blocked the route Communist Party's gray stone headquarters on Jerozolimskie Avenue. It reports that the blockage resulted in a two day standoff that turned into the largest political rally in the country's liberalization process.

The article reports on the shortage of food supply in Poland. It is stated that this has been because of the country's overall economic crisis. With rising wages rising and declining exports, Poland is unable to make payments on its 27 billion dollar foreign debt to the West. Recently, the U.S. Administration announced plans to grant Poland 55 million dollar in long-term credits. Also, New York City-based CARE International launched a 5 million dollar emergency relief effort for Poland.

The article presents information regarding the Ninth Extraordinary Congress of the Polish Communist Party that was held in Warsaw, Poland. It is stated that the congress ducked some tough problems faced by the Polish government. It is reported that the congress did not drafted a concrete program for solving the country's economic problems.

The article focuses on the inclusion of four Communists in the Cabinet of French President François Mitterrand. It is stated the U.S. government is disturbed by the inclusion of communists in the cabinet of its ally as it believes that the French precedent might be followed by other allies. As stated, the purpose of offering four seats to the Communists was because Mitterrand wanted to secure cooperation with the Communists-controlled General Confederation of Labor.

The article presents an obituary for Polish spiritual leader Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski.

The article reports on Poland's party leader Stanislaw Kania session in which Kania endorsed the importance of democracy with also endorsing his country's loyalty towards Soviet Union's Kremlin. Information on the reforms proposed by Kania including a limit of two terms for all party officials and the banning of multiple officeholding by party members are also presented. However the new initiatives were not welcomed by the Torun group.

The article offers information on the visit of Soviet Politburo Ideologue Mikhail Suslov to Warsaw, Poland. It offers a glimpse of how the Western analysts are interpreting the developments between Poland and Soviet Union, and their view of Suslov's trip as an attempt to interrupt the tide of Polish reforms. The article further highlights the current state of affairs in Poland which is on the verge of an economic collapse.

The article offers information on terrorism in the world. It states that the terrorists have implemented the method of political blackmail in order to fulfil their immoral desires. It also mentions several acts of terrorism including the hostage of people in Pakistan International Airlines Jet for the release of Pakistani prisioners.

The article offers information on the impact of labor strike, initiated by Poland's Solidarity Union leader Lech Walesa and Premier General Wojciech Jaruzelski. It informs that the under the strike, around 250,000 workers don't work for an hour in Lodz, Poland. It mentions that the strike is aimed at replacing five sacked employees of an Interior Ministry hospital and assuring that local Lodz officials will not obstruct Solidarity's organizing activities there.

The article mentions about the economic policy announced by China's National People's Congress Vice Premier Yao Yilin. It mentions that Yao Yilin declared a 13 percent reduction in the 1981 budget with the construction industry being the hardest hit sector. Various international firms including Mitsui Petrochemicals Co. Ltd, Schloemann-Siemag AG. and Toyo Engineering K.K. Corp. which entered into the Chinese market with a plan to expand have suffered a loss worth million dollars.

The article focuses on the measures being taken by Poland's Communist leaders to maintain socialism and address the outbreak of labor unrest, after Soviet Union leaders issued the toughest statement. It discusses the arrest of Jacek Kuron, a leader of the Komitet Obrony Robotnikow (KOR) dissident group, and serving a summon to Adam Michnik, a co-founder of the KOR. It also discusses reactions of members of Solidarity, the union federation, in response to the government's anti-dissident moves.

The article focuses on the negotiation between eleven student strike leaders and four government negotiators in Poland. The negotiation took place at a building of University of Lodz. It reports that within hours of the Lodz settlement, sympathy strikes ended at the University of Warsaw and 19 other campuses.

The article discusses the controversies surround the release of 52 American hostages from Iran. It mentions that the negotiation deal between the Iranian government and the government of the U.S. has created political instability and disagreement amongst the various national leaders in Iran. It further mentions that Islamic Republican Party supported the abduction of American executives whereas President Abolhassan Banisadr and his supporters were against him.

The article reports that workers and farmers across many regions in Poland launched a new round of protests against Polish government failure to meet the promises contained in the historic agreements signed last year in Gdansk, Poland. Workers are demanding a five-day work week and the farmers are demanding recognition of their own independent union, Rural Solidarity. However the government had shown no intentions of retreating.

The article reports on the slaughter of three nuns and a worker of U.S. by the right-wing terrorists in El Salvador. It states that U.S. will do investigation regarding the involvement of government security officials in the murders. It also states that, no economic or military support will be provided by U.S. to El Salvador till the case is solved.

The article focuses on the announcement of the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani regarding the release of the 52 American hostages. It states that he announced that if the U.S. will except the all of Tehran's conditions then the hostages will be released. It also mentions the conditions which includes U.S. pledge of noninterference in Iranian affairs, cancellation of claims against the Tehran government, and the return of the late Shah's fortune.

The article focuses on admitting 52 American hostages to the U.S. Air Force hospital in Wiesbaden, West Germany, during their first critical days of freedom. It states that hospital was the biggest and best-equipped American military medical facility in Europe. It states that those who do not need immediate attention was given complete physicals, tests for diseases, and extensive psychological testing.

Information is presented on the annual conference of the British Labor Party delegates, held during October 1980. At the conference, former viscount Tony Benn called for the immediate abolition of the House of Lords, which, he said, could be done by creating 1,000 new peers who would vote the chamber out of existence. The radicals demanded withdrawal from the European Community, unilateral nuclear disarmament, and a ban against U.S. cruise missiles on Great Britain.

The article reports on the annual fund-raising fair of France Communist Party (P.C.F.) members that focused on the issue concerning the shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 by Soviet Union, which left 260 passengers and crew dead. It discusses the increasing strain between French Communists' loyalty to the government of François Mitterrand and their allegiance to Moscow due to the incident. Also highlighted is P.C.F.'s loss of public support due to its dedication to Moscow.

The article reports on the crisis faced by the French franc in 1983 wherein French President Francois Mitterand has addressed the country to explain the consequences of its third devaluation in 22 months of Socialist government in France. It mentions that Frenchmen were only allowed to bring 285 U.S. dollars abroad and a 1 percent income tax surcharge to help cover the 1.9 billion U.S. dollar social security deficit. It also evaluates the leadership of President Mitterand.

The article highlights the demonstrations in Poland in response to the second year of the suspended Solidarity. It states that the government forces has settled the demonstration with barrages of tear gas, crippling blasts from mobile water cannons and a lash of bullets. It notes that the government officials have publicly campaigned at keeping people off the streets to avoid violent confrontations.

Speculates that the recent French election, in which a right-wing tidal wave swept up 460 of 577 National Assembly seats, may have signaled the final act in the history of West European socialism, whose roots go back to the French Revolution. Socialist and social-democratic movements in trouble from Stockholm to Rome, Lisbon to Bonn; Exposure of the bankruptcy of collectivist doctrines; Background of the crisis; French left's failure to make changes; Details.

Explores Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' first year on the bench, where his rulings were pugnacious, blunt and, for a new Justice, relatively numerous. His link in the abortion ruling with Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Antonin Scalia; Shared judicial philosophy of Thomas and Scalia; Unsolicited and angry advice from prominent black jurist A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.; His opinions on civil rights cases; Conservatives' glee over Thomas.