nicosia is the commercial center of the island. ere is a lot of activity in commerce, in services, in many areas especially the last decade or so, we see this changing. there are a lot of young people now who are discovering the beauty of nicosia especially the old quarters of nicosia. we have young people moving back to houses' and renovating them or whatever. of course we have an asset that is unique in cyprus. , culture. it is the historical character, textural character. >> museums. >> yes, a large number. we did not have a rapid development in coastal cities with tourists and all that. that gave us the time to protect, especially our architectural character. culture is also a focus point for everyday life. you see projects everywhere. and people are complaining because we dig up the city but -->> the price you pay. >> when all these projects are finished, then nicosia will enter p a neweriod. ♪ >> "this is america " is made possible by -- a national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public ed

the penal island surrounded by currents of san francisco bay. here for nearly 40 hours of murderous mutiny, on convict shouted out with guards. this term forbidding rock where they inprison the most hardened criminals in the country. a lighthouse looks down on the scenery for drama and sudden death. the pitch battle left 15 guards wounded and two dead. the three leaders were found dead shot to death in a utility corridor in cell lock 3. prison officials allowed the media to photograph the fingerprinting of the dead men. two other inmates were later executed in san quentin's gas chamber for their part in the riot. the battle of alcatraz was over. >>> the lingering mystery of the three men who escaped from alcatraz 50 years ago and were never heard from again. how the 1962 escape of frank morris and the anglin brothers helped seal the faith of the prison on alcatraz. >>> the anglin's sister tells rita williams what she thinks happened to her brothers. if you want less, you can always have less, but i like having a lot more a lot more than having a

in the us the british made the island available to the americans as a military base because of its true strategic position and to put it it's two thousand inhabitants today according to the pentagon diego garcia is one of the thirteen major u.s. military bases in the world and has played a crucial role in all post nine eleven conflicts. the diego garcia exiles today have scattered between mauritians and the united kingdom where for years they have been fighting a legal battle to return to them. in two thousand and eight though the house of lords over room for all the cases previously won by the islanders which the pelts their right of return. we had to suffer exile because of for defense purposes and we think surprise ends up prize needs to be exiled from your homeland for the defense of the west. to a substantial degree and one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of the earth. and the shadow is an approaching upon our own liberty. i was certainly a cold warrior i thought the soviet union was a menace i still do i still believe

all the leaders on the island radioed out to the command ship. said, don't send any more people in till we tell you to. so that's how rough things were right at that particular point. we probably had -- at that point in time. but there's a rumor i like to mention. because it's a good rumor. i've never been able to prove it. i say it's a rumor in letters that high. and that is that churchill was having trouble with eisenhower and his staff about landing on the places where this gentleman landed. and because they said, well, the germans have got the whole waterfront covered so well with heavy guns that if we do we're going to be annihilated on the beach. well, anyway, churchill was smart enough supposedly to know that we were going to make that kind of a landing. and when we succeeded, he then turn to churchill and his own staff and said, we can do it because the marines did it. but, you know, that's a rumor. but it's a good story any wie. people have asked me a lot of times were you afraid. that's a good question. you knew you were going into comb

administration until nineteen seventy two when the island was returned to japan. in those years the u.s. established dozens of military bases on the island today along with south korea and utra its proximity to china and taiwan aquino was still represents america's military stronghold in east asia the island hosts thirty eight u.s. bases which house a force of thirty five thousand soldiers. well aware of the growing tension between the u.s. and the soviet union following the war led to an unprecedented global military buildup and to a strategy of exploitation of people's fears that in various forms has continued to this day. you know how bad. the atomic bomb wires could hurt you worse than a terrible thunder specially where you're not covered in those years america expanded into new territories such as the case of diego garcia a small island in the indian ocean part of the british overseas territories whose inhabitants got caught up in the global power struggle. nobody seems to know that diego garcia used to have a very considerable population it was all entirely b

in the two important areas of education and health care, rhode island is leading the nation - [applause] and this is one distinction of which we should all feel very proud. a vibrant tourism industry is essential to rhode island's economic wellbeing. directors licht of the department of administration, stokes of the economic development corporation, and coit of the department of environmental management were successful in bringing the final stop of the america's cup world series to newport. this summer, it will bring visitors from around the world to stay in our hotels, eat in our restaurants, and enjoy our beautiful state. [applause] it has been estimated that this event could pump more than $70 million into the state's economy and strengthen our hospitality and tourism industry - one of our greatest economic assets. throughout human history, economic growth has occurred at centers of transportation, and with wisdom and hard work that is going to happen in the station district in warwick. rhode island airport corporation director dillon, mayor avedisian, and rhode island department of

the island of bali is about 600 miles to the east of jakarta.ali is just 90 miles long and 50 miles wide, but has a population of two and a half million. bali is unique in the predominantly muslim nation of indonesia. the main religion here is hindu. bali is indonesia's premier tourist destination, and that creates otr conflicts. bali is inman:sia's we have two properties in bali. we have out 1,30employees. sheraton is focusing on developing the local indonesians to manage our chain of hotels. we have five hotels now. we plan to have about ten. don't just practice your english in the class. narrator: manager tony sardjano is not a hindu. nor is he a native balinese. he is at the cutting edge of a strategy to develop the indonesian economy through tourism. sardjano: i used to live in jakarta, the capital city of indonesia. i saw that bali was fast developing. its the east ofasarofndonesia.soame reouyeo to on uphe hotel here om scratch. rrator as parofelopmelatcd in jakar, resorts like nusa dua have changed the balinese landscape. sardjano: in the

the islands are economically self-sufficient. this is one of the grape island images. they are out there and see looking for oil and gas. there is a lot of work out there. that will transform the island. plus one oil field is known to contain 350 barrels. that alone could make these islands very rich, very quickly. they are now exploring for the reserves to the south. argentina accuses britain of plundering the resources and of preaching international law. the trade blockade has hit the islanders in their diet, growing fresh vegetables takes an enterprising spirit. there is still one flight a week to chile to bring in fresh produce. >> i think more and more in the falklands are in a stage where they have said, for god's sake, argentina, if you're going to do it, get it and we will live with the consequences. "for the memory of the war that was fought and the lives that were lost, have only strengthened the brutishness of those who live here. -- >> for the memory of the war that was fought in the lives that were lost, have only strengthened the britishness of those who

the trade blockade has hit the islanders in their diet. growing fresh vegetables in the barren rock takes an enterprising spirit. there is still one flight per week to chile, but argentina is threatening to sever even this. >> i think that more and more of us are getting to the stage where we are saying -- for gosh sakes, if you're going to do it, get on and do it and we will live with the consequences. >> for the memory of the war that was fought for these islands and the lives lost, it has only strengthened the britishness for those who live here. >> now, within the past few minutes, the biggest lottery jackpot in history has been drawn in the united states. a $640 million jackpot up for grabs. across the country thousands of people have been standing in line since dawn in the hopes of getting their hands on what could be the winning ticket. the chances of winning or course not that great. somewhere between one in 176 million. -- one out of 176 million. i do not think that we can underestimate the lottery frenzy of the last few days. >> y

>> we recently traveled to the mediterranean island country of cyprus. it is in the neighborhood of greece, turkey, syria, lebanon, israel, and egypt. and in its budget and its 12,000-year history makes it an interesting bids it. we will visit the capital of cyprus, into the pine forests of the tudos mountains. we will go to the churches that have been identified as world sides by unesco. "this is america" is made possible by the national educational association. and the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board. there is something for everyone. singapore airlines, a great way to fly. punsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. and the rotondaro family trust, afo communications, and in the american life tv network. tourism in cyprus, is it very important? >> it is one of the important sectors of the economy for many, many years. it is 11% gdp. with the measures that the government is taking now, it will boost tourism in cyprus. >>cypress is known for its beautiful sea, beautiful beaches. it has much m

oil exploration off the falkland islands has the u.k. brandishing its military might almost three decades after the war with argentineans raging against the big hole revive colonialism. it's now i ben and i slipped into negative territory despite the rebound so i mean about twenty minutes time i'll have lots and think it's. eleven am in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story u.n. the states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria and a clear sign the world body could be moving toward a united stance russia says it's ready to back a resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the assad regime or he's middle east correspondent paula smear has more. the statement as such is a statement that would not be binding and this is because although the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in that time security council members have been unable to agree on a resolution a resolution by comparison is binding a statement is not but it does have the potential to become

the island sovereignties fiercely disputed argentina claims them as last melvina the u.k.'s latest show of strength comes at a delicate time less than a month before the thirtieth anniversary of the war that claimed over nine hundred lives six hundred fifty of them argentinian an ill timed coincidence or a deliberate provocation whether there's any anniversaries irrelevant to us here it generally is routine there's no attempt to escalate anything but i do recognize the argentinean president is seeking to put a different interpretation on it for fighter jets rapier missiles and a state of the art destroyer to terence enough to watch and to know it's like a red rag to a bull with flag burning and protests against what it sees as a colonial hangover the empire may be dead but the sentiment still very much alive in britain today because like stanley a celebrated here is the man the island's capitals named after the falklands themselves maybe small and distant but they're the last whispers of wants extensive reach giving them up is simply out of the question britain refuses to n

he shows visitors how the islanders live. his wife didn't like the fact that he had contact with foreigners. it's his fourth marriage to fail because of it. abdul's family has experienced plenty of marriages and divorces. his sister has been divorced twice, his father's on his fourth marriage -- and now they're living together again. >> life, because it is a big period, it's already done -- it's gone. we cannot bring again these things, so i have to talk about a new life -- the divorce. >> the maldives are a holiday- makers' -- and a honeymooners' paradise. nowhere else are there more newlyweds per square meter than on these tropical islands. the white sand, palm trees, clear water and sunshine are a vision of heaven on earth to many visitors. every day, abdul shows vacationers around his island. he earns up to 450 euros a month -- and he makes an effort to communicate any way he can. but his guests today don't understand english. >> actually, the chinese, they don't know what is tsunami. they don't listen it. maybe they didn'

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and oil exploration off the falkland islands has the u.k. brandishing its military might of those three decades after the war with argentineans overreaching against provide meals. nine am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on our team our top story u.n. states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria in a clear sign the world bodies moving towards a united stance russia says it's ready to back the resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the assad regime was lending its weight to the efforts of the un syria envoy kofi annan to mediate peace artie's middle east correspondent paula sli or as the details. the united nations security council is expected to vote on this draft statement after syria the statement as such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is because over violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in lagos minus security council members has been that i'm able to agree on the resolution a resolution by comparison is binding statement is

island." this is about the affects of climate change on the community? >> yes. this year we have a specific island focused. this is one of the documentaries part of that. it is about global warming and how there are communities within the pacific islands that within the next decades will go underwater. so, this is about community who is don't have other places to go, so, they are having to make that decision do we stay with the island as it goes under or do we have to start a new life. >> where is the islands in this? >> it is in the pacific islands. >> let's take a look. it is called "there once was an island." . >> at the moment, these large waves are affecting all the northern islands of papua new gunea. i am a little worried that this afternoon we will seaways like we did yesterday and -- we will see waves like we did yesterday, or maybe even worse. people may want to go and move their possessions out of the way of the waves. they may not come, but they might. . >> global warms is much stronger on an island. and the next one is called yes, we are open. it is

s show of military might of the disputed falkland islands almost three decades after the war has argentinians against what they say has revived colonialism. eight am in moscow i mad très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story u.n. states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria in a clear sign the world body is moving towards a united stance russia says it's ready to back a resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the assad regime moscow's lending its way to the efforts of the u.n. the syria envoy kofi annan to broker peace or his middle east correspondent paula sleep. the united nations security council is expected to vote on was a draft statement about syria the statement as such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is we close over the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in let us high and security council members had on the naval to agree on a resolution on a resolution by comparison is binding a statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now as

the oil exploration off the falkland islands has the u.k. brandishing its military strength almost three decades after the war with argentineans raging against what they call revived colonialism. one pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on our team our top story u.n. states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria in a clear sign the world body is moving toward a united stance russia said it's ready to back a resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the risk of the assad regime middle east correspondent paula as well. the statement as such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is because although the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in that time security council members have been unable to agree on a resolution a resolution by comparison is being a statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now russia is backing the statement and has said it will back a resolution that will be formulated on

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study feasibility study you know the island is not safe for the people to go and they are to return they are but the thing is americans are living they are painted they had to follow they i am and i even had like the island you call it and you could i clearly told you knew all and i mean we can know and showing their life so they are why should we not have the right to go on now i remain and enjoy the same way they are doing. so by many as the navy's best kept secret because of its remote location diego garcia is actually home to about three thousand residents at any given time there's also a unique assortment of quality of life opportunities to take advantage of on diego garcia the island's athletic center is open round the clock with a wide range of workout equipment and a full sized gymnasium be sure to spend as much time as possible researching this informative website to help you prepare for what will certainly be a memorable assignment abroad. by hosting u.s. bases countries loose of sovereignty in the. of ways you can do a very interesting kind of study in terms of the thickness o

the oil exploration off the falklands islands has the u.k. brandishing its military might almost three decades after the war. raging against revived colonialism. worldwide news around the clock this is artsy. life in moscow u.n. states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria it's a clear sign the world body is moving towards a united stance now russia said it's ready to back a resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the assad regime middle east correspondent paula has details. the statement as such is a statement that would not binding and this is because although the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in the times. i'm. by comparison is binding statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now russia is betting the statement and has that it will back a resolution that will be formulated on the proposal being put forward by the former head of the united nations coffee or not he has a six point peace plan but moscow has made the point

arriving in 1524, one of the harbor islands supposedly reminded him of the greek island of rhodes. others say the name originated with dutch explorer adriaen block. the story goes that he was amazed by the red clay in the soil. so he called the area "red island" or, as the dutch would say, "roodt eylandt." he also named one of the islands "block island" in honor of... himself. >> rhode island is known as "little rhody." it's approximately 1,200 square miles. and rhode island was started when roger williams left massachusetts in search of religious freedom. he had hope that he would find the religious freedom that had led him to come to the new world. >> williams succeeded in establishing a settlement in 1631. thankful for his good fortune, he named it "providence." today providence is the capital of rhode island. and "hope" is the state motto. >> so the flag includes hope, this golden anchor -- which is a reference to the coastline of rhode island -- and also 13 stars to represent the 13 states, the original states. >> here's one more interesting fact. although rhode island is our s

a jamaican philanthropist stopped at the island of jamaica and he fell in love. he met his wife, elizabeth, there. this is on the steam route back to new york city and with the patronage, we believe, the anderson, he relocates to the island of jamaica we think sometime in early 1865. we don't know the exact date that this occurs but anderson is most likely the sponsor of his trip, his journey there, because he settles in a parish right next to and ace -- adjacent to a plantation. there are two other figures that enters menard life internationally now. he had been introduced to linkoned and now he is brought over into the highest levels of the jamaican government. george william gordon was a member of the jamaican parliament and a leader of the liberal faction within colonial politics. he was an advocate of increased voting rights, increased property rights, the ability to purchase land, the ability to vote and participate and sit on juries that were major colonial issues in the british empire at the time. this other fellow is the governor of jamaica, ed war eyre,

the annual cigar festival is celebrating one of the islands finest exports. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for weeks after the assault began, the un secretary general described it as atrocious. accusing the government of systematically attacking its own people. after a red cross convoy was denied access to the district. the middle east editor starts the coverage. >> and anti regime protests and just north. it was attacked. when the panic subsided, activists claimed there were 12 killed, some of them have gone to pieces. the siege is over, but the fight for the future of syria goes on. state television showed them, unconfirmed reportsas the red cg refused access. >> is unacceptable that the people have not received any assistance or humanitarian aid or help in weeks now. the situation was difficult. it is very serious, and even worse now. >> there was a comfortable nudge when the russian president refused to say if he would stay in power. there is still confusion about what happened when it was under siege. the red dog shows 640

the long running dispute involves four islands off japan's northern prefecture. japan has for decades been requesting the return of the islands that were seized by soviet troops immediately after world war ii. putin referred to the 1956 japan-soviet joint declaration. he pointed out the declaration said two of the islands will be handed over after a peace treaty is concluded. however, the russian prime minister said japan made no other territorial requests in the document suggesting he does not recognize the remaining two islands as open to discussion. a senior u.s. trade official say it's up to japan to decide whether it will join the transpacific free trade agreement. wendy cutler says the united states won't pressure the country regarding its decision. the u.s. assistant trade representative made the comment on friday with an interview with nhk in tokyo. she spoke about a view in japan that the u.s. is forcing the country to join the transpacific partnership. she said the days of pressure are over and the u.s. is working with japan and a partner. >> we'll be lo

the long running dispute involves four islands off japan's northern prefecture. japan has for decades been requesting the return of the islands that were seized by soviet troops immediately after world war ii. putin referred to the 1956 japan-soviet joint declaration. he pointed out the declaration said two of the islands will be handed over after a peace treaty is concluded. however, the russian prime minister said japan made no other territorial requests in the document suggesting he does not recognize the remaining two islands as open to discussion. a senior u.s. trade official say it's up to japan to decide whether it will join the transpacific free trade agreement. wendy cutler says the united states won't pressure the country regarding its decision. the u.s. assistant trade representative made the comment on friday with an interview with nhk in tokyo. she spoke about a view in japan that the u.s. is forcing the country to join the transpacific partnership. she said the days of pressure are over and the u.s. is working with japan and a partner. >> we'll be lo

this takes in the cape verde islands off the northwest coast of africa; the outer islands of the caribbean; mexico and texas in the us. the alley also encompasses the western part of the gulf of mexico. hurricanes which begin here usually head straight for the us gulf coast and the florida panhandle in particular. (continuation of map) before a hurricane forms the temperature of the sea has to be at least 80 degrees fahrenheit. as the storm develops overhead it draws warm moist air up into the atmosphere in a great column. the rising air cools rapidly, to be followed by yet more air from the surface of the sea far below. when it reaches the weather system above, the air, motivated by the rotation of the earth, starts moving around a centre of very low pressure. this is known as the eye and no matter how violent the storm which surrounds it, the eye is calm and still. the further it travels the more warm moist air it absorbs and the more powerful it becomes. this, in turn, makes the storm rotate faster. once it hits 74 miles-an-hour the storm is classified as a hurricane. at this stage the

the islands that you see off the coast here out of this home video is mocha lua island, commonly known as the moches. look at it coming around the moch. >> you see the water spout intensify, and pretty much wrap right around the mocha lua islands. >> oh, see the lightning? >> when it hit landfall, it turned into a tornado, which is very rare for hawaii. not the way we're used to seeing hawaii. >> was there any damage, was anyone hurt by this tornado? >> i haven't heard any reports of any injuries in this, but here's some of the damage. >> oh, my god. that car port is destroyed. >> that thing used to be a carport. >> about 60 to 70 mile an hour winds, which isn't a strong tornado, a pretty weak tornado by mainland standards. >> oh, look, their roof got ripped. >> they did have about 45 minutes of golf ball-size hail reported after this tornado came through. >> oh, poor people. >>> you're wondering, what's going on? it's a bunch of people sitting around and some of them are screaming and yelling, right? tattooappens uring the magic every march in thailand at the buddhist temple. the vide

he won wyoming, guam and the virgin islands today. but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-margin victory in kansas. he attacked romney for saying he never suggested individual mandates in federal health care. >> we already have one president that doesn't tell the truth to the american people. we don't need another nominated by our party to do the same. >> reporter: newt gingrich is counting on a strong showing in mississippi and alabama. ron paul spent the day with voters in kansas but still came in fourth. >>> rick santorum will be on "meet the press" tomorrow and so will virginia governor bob mcdonald and martin o'malley. you can watch it at 10:30 a.m. here on nbc4. >>> the virginia battle is heading to a special session. lawmakers could not reach an agreement. at issue, new amendments from posed by the democrats. they want $450 million in additional spending. 150 million of that will go to education

anderson was based on the island of jamaica. this is the first time that they meet. anderson was a wealthy and very religious philanthropist type. he devoted his cause to bettering the condition of the blacks on the island and fighting for abolition. they had a natural agreement. but after this contract of sorts was signed, the u.s. immigration office decided they needed to investigate the sight. and check it out to see what they were getting into. what kind of housing existed to settle the emancipated slaves on and they asked him to visit the sight. this is the letter that menard presented to the governor when he arrived on august 3rd, 1863. he was the leader of a four-man party. charles babcock was based out of boston. they met with several members of the government and were quite pleased because the colonial assembly had black members at the time. they were later taken up the coast and inland to the sight of the british honduras company's land. this is a picture of the ruins of a sugar mill that was on the land of the honduras company. he toured and visited the si