In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in the country, the generosity of the Turks, and how being in another country, in another place, forces one to re-examine well-established attitudes about modern society.
The fourth Israeli-Arab war has been going on for more than 2 weeks. President Sadat orders the mobilisation of popular militias. The UN orders a cease-fire, but Egypt is still in a state of war.
The fourth Israeli-Arab war is in its sixth day. Syria and Egypt join forces to launch a surprise attack on Israel on the day of Yom Kippur. Tsahal (Israel Defence Forces) is forced to fight on two fronts: the Golan Heights to the north and the Suez Canal and Sinai to the south. The conflict has never been bloodier, the fighting never fiercer.
In a village 100km from Cairo the Israeli air force targeted a factory producing electronic parts. But the bombs fell on the houses of the village, killing 141 people. Witness reports and comments.