In 2004, a un plan to reunify the island was put to a vote. The Turkish Cypriot north said yes. The Greek Cypriot south said no. And a Divided Island joined the european union. In the talks in geneva, there are still serious obstacles to be cleared. But there is a chance, a good one, that this time the frozen conflict will end. The headlines on bbc News Donald Trump says the director of National Intelligence has called him to condemn a leaked report, claiming the President Elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. Snow and strong winds are causing disruption across many parts of the uk, and some areas of Eastern England are being evacuated following severe flood warnings. Tributes have been paid to the former england manager graham taylor, whos died at the age of 72 from a suspected heart attack. An update on the Market Numbers for you heres how londons and frankfurt ended the day. And in the the United States this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. You can see there the
Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalist theo padnos. From october 2012 to august 2014 he was held hostage in syria by the nusra front, which is allied to alqaeda. He was beaten, abused, not knowing from day to day if he would be shot or spared by his captors. But was he the victim of his own actions . He says the most bitter moment of his captivity was the realisation that it was he himself who was mostly responsible for his ordeal. Theo padnos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much for having me. Why did you decide to go to syria in 2012 to report on the conflict there . You know, it was a very dangerous place, it still is. It was certainly dangerous at the time, but i mean, i felt that i could avoid the worst of the dangers. I felt the real danger to me at the time, i thought, was the regime. I thought they were against western reporters coming in. I didnt have a visa for journalists, and i felt that they were going to come and arrest me. I felt t
Stay tuned for that. Hope you have a great labor day. Fox friends starts right now. Hey, everybody, and good morning. Today is monday, september 1st, 2014. Its labor day, everyone. Im in for elisabeth hasselbeck. Just call them jihadis gone wild. Could have been a bit shallower for them. But its not Summer Vacation video. These rowdy partiers are Islamic Militants celebrating inside the United States compound theyve just taken over. And there he goes again. Alec baldwin flying into a fit of rage. Surprise, surprise. And wait until you hear what set him off this time. And three weeks after he killed a fellow driver on the track, tony stewart makes his nascar comeback. Tony stewart [ cheers and applause ] but his triumphant return ends early. Those details and the video, straight ahead. Mornings are better with friends. Youre watching fox friends, the number one morning cable news show in america. Great to be with everyone. Thanks for joining us. Jesse watters. The hodgepodge right here.
The park. One wrote i have no idea how a law could protect them. John says the world is no longer a safe place but i doubt a lot that prosecutes parents can be helpful. Thanks for watching. Fox friends starts now. Good morning. It is tuesday, august 26. They told us the irs targeting emails were gone. There has been a hard drive crash and some may have been lost. No emails could be retrieved. Now the big bombshell, those emails do exist. It is just too much work for the government to find them. That explains it. That does. Then this. A flight forced to be diverted mid air because of a battle over leg room. Somebody tried to put their seat down and wouldnt go. We are going to tell you about a new device that led to an epic mid air melt down and why you probably dont want to install it next time you go for a flight. Last nights emmys got pretty steamy. Previous wins have been for seinfeld. More hot moments for one of hollywoods biggest nights straight ahead. Because mornings are better a
Mcdonnell and his wife. The jury is made up of four women and eight men. The senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Robert Mcdonald to be the next secretary of on the next secret veteran affairs. To fix the troubled agency. Later, the rnc will hold their fire harry reid rally on capitol hill and aimed at getting voters to elect republicans to the senate in the upcoming mid terms. That is going to do it. A tuesday edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Flares have turned night into borrowed daylight in the skies over the gaza strip. Today was supposed to be a ceasefire it didnt work. Intense fighting prevented investigators reaching the crash site of mh17 for the second day running. Much more substantial
sanctions will come into place across broad sectors of the russian economy. Two americans are fighting a for their lives. The spread of a dangerous illness like ebola is no longer somebody elses progress. Now threemonth examination by the New York Times clams t