Full Description
The video is a compilation of international news stories originally broadcast by Independent Television News, London. The 21 news items focus on the main themes of news programmes, including war, diplomacy, natural disasters, the environment, and the lighter side of news broadcasting.
Contents
ITN WORLD NEWS; CONTENTS; UNIT 1: INTERNATIONAL CRISIS AND WAR; Item 1 Invasion of Kuwait; Item 2 Outbreak of the Gulf War; Item 3 End of the Gulf War; UNIT 2: DIPLOMATIC VISITS; Item 4 End of the Cold War: Mr Gorbachev meets Mr Bush; Item 5 Mrs Thatcher receives Nelson Mandela at No.10; Item 6 John Major visits Helmut Kohl in Bonn; UNIT 3: DEMONSTRATIONS AND RESISTANCE; Item 7 Chinese authorities fight anti-government radio broadcasts; Item 8 Hunger strikes in Romania to protest against election; Item 9 Demonstration against the 'Poll tax' in London; UNIT 4: DRUGS; Item 10 US athletes using potentially lethal 'wonder-drug'; Item 11 Cocaine use soars in US; Item 12 Britain's Royal Navy fights Columbian drug smugglers; UNIT 5: NATURAL DISASTERS; Item 13 Hawaiian village threatened by volcano; Item 14 Earthquakes shake Romania; Item 15 Storm damage in the UK; Item 16 Floods in Norfolk, UK; UNIT 6: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; Item 17 International conference about how to save the ozone layer; Item 18 Oil slick in the Gulf; Item 19 Acid rain in Scotland; UNIT 7: SPECIAL REPORT; US Energy Policy; UNIT 8: FUNNY ITEMS; Item 20 Rats play basketball; Item 21 Robot Olympics
