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Cypriots Optimistic About Unification Talks

New leadership appears to have sides closer than ever to ending 34-year division

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 3, 2008 3:23 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Greek and Turkish halves of Cyprus are meeting for re-unification talks today, and for once, it looks like the island might actually come together, Der Spiegel reports. Both sides are led by like-thinking leaders who played no role in the island’s 1974 division....   Read full story »

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