Cyprus
Out of Eden Walk: Cyprus
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his first stop after having walked through the Middle East. On Cyprus he found beaches slathered with baking Russians and Brits, a busy port city and a checkerboard of olive groves and yellow hay fields. But he also found the vestigial border line that divides the island’s Greek and Turkish communities.
A court says Americans should know the reason their government kills its citizens abroad
The Obama administration’s effort to keep its memo on extra-judicial killings secret received a setback this week, when a judge ruled it had to hand over the rationale under the Freedom of Information Act. Meanwhile, North Koreans are increasingly frustrated with their own government — while Russians are falling more and more in line with theirs. That and more in today’s Global Scan.
A court says Americans should know the reason their government kills its citizens abroad
The Obama administration’s effort to keep its memo on extra-judicial killings secret received a setback this week, when a judge ruled it had to hand over the rationale under the Freedom of Information Act. Meanwhile, North Koreans are increasingly frustrated with their own government — while Russians are falling more and more in line with theirs. That and more in today’s Global Scan.
Photos from the UN buffer zone in Cyprus show a place where time stands still
For the past four decades, Cyprus has been split between Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the south. Between them is a 112-mile, UN-mandated buffer zone — where little has changed since the 1970s. A photojournalist shows this strip of land left behind by time.For the past four decades, Cyprus has been split between Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the south. Between them is a 112-mile, UN-mandated buffer zone — where little has changed since the 1970s. A photojournalist shows this strip of land left behind by time.
