



Japan - Protest at Narita Airport against airport expansion plan.




Sri Lanka - Security forces battle Tamil separatists.




Guatemala - meeting of the presidents of 5 Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica on the creation of a regional assembly.




Colombia, Bogota - the leader of the Liberal Party, V. Barco, was elected president of the country.




Philippines, Davao Province - Resources Minister Macedo visits gold mines, talks to workers.




South Africa - Bulldozers are demolishing the homes of black residents in a Cape Town suburb on orders from the authorities.




Philippines - President Aquino visits Davao province and the southern island of Mindanao, where he meets with representatives of warring Muslim and minority groups and "communist" guerrillas who have fought the government for 17 years.




Iraq, Baghdad - King Hussein of Jordan visits the country and meets with President Saddam Hussein.




Chile, Santiago - Demonstration of priests and nuns demanding the release of two lawyers arrested for helping the accused.




Bangladesh - Ferry accident aftermath.




UN - meeting of the special session of the General Assembly on the economic problems of Africa.




Israel - visit to the country by the Prime Minister of England M. Thatcher.




Chile, Santiago - demonstration during the funeral of V. Wood, killed by police during the dispersal of opponents of the Pinochet regime.




Sport: runs through the streets of cities around the world for the charity event "Sport Aid", held with the aim of attracting attention to the hungry in Africa.