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In this July 31, 2004 file photo, Cuba's President Fidel Castro (left) and his brother, Minister of Defense Raul Castro, attend a Parliament session in Havana, Cuba.

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 06:28 WIB

Like Iran, secret diplomacy leads to US-Cuba thaw

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON -- Fresh off his 2012 re-election victory, President Barack Obama summoned senior advisers to a series of meetings, asking them to "think big" about a second-term agenda, including...

In this March 9, 1977 file photo, President Jimmy Carter (right) is at a news conference where he announced the lifting of the travel ban on Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia, in the executive office building in Washington, DC.

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 06:19 WIB

Key dates in US relations with Cuba

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Here are some key events in US-Cuba relations: — THE START: Fidel Castro's rebels take power as dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba on Jan 1, 1959. The United States soon recognizes the new government. But relations begin to sour as Americans criticize summary trials and executions of Batista loyalists. In 1960 Cuba nationalizes US-owned oil refineries after they refuse...

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 06:12 WIB

UN chief: US torture report must spur global action

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a US...

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 05:33 WIB

Obama announces US to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, HAVANA/WASHINGTON --President Barack Obama announced the United States would...

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 05:28 WIB

Russia's sinking economy becomes a global threat

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON -- Russia's suddenly escalating financial crisis risks spilling...

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 05:08 WIB

Obama to sign new Russia sanctions bill by end of week

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 04:00 WIB

US torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny (2)

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 03:50 WIB

US torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny (1)

Alexander Herzog, a doctoral student at Max Planck Society, pushes 'Athena', the first 'humanoid' robot to fly as a passenger, as they arrive at Los Angeles International Airport, California December 15, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 17:00 WIB

Seriously... Robot flies to Germany as airline passenger from Los Angeles

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan walks away after holding a rare news conference at CIA Headquarters in Virginia, December 11, 2014.

Jumat , 12 Dec 2014, 14:52 WIB

CIA chief admits agency used 'abhorrent' methods on detainees

Rabu , 10 Dec 2014, 23:56 WIB

Kerry to meet Israel's Netanyahu in Rome on Sunday

Flag of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (file)

Rabu , 10 Dec 2014, 23:41 WIB

Factbox: US Senate panel's findings on CIA torture

Former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet is seen at the King Hussein Convention Centre during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East at the Dead Sea May 16, 2009.

Rabu , 10 Dec 2014, 23:16 WIB

Ex-CIA officials say torture report is one-sided, flawed

In this Oct. 6, 2014 file photo, shot with an extreme telephoto lens from the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, militants with the Islamic State group are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of Kobani, Syria.

Selasa , 09 Dec 2014, 02:30 WIB

US says allies to send about 1,500 troops to Iraq

The 1963 Batmobile is shown in this photo released by Heritage Auctions, HA.com December 5, 2014.

Ahad , 07 Dec 2014, 23:57 WIB

NY set for fifth day of protests over police violence after West Coast clashes

A worker unloads palm fruits at a local palm oil factory in the Serdang Bedagai district of Indonesia's North Sumatra province. (file)

Ahad , 07 Dec 2014, 22:25 WIB

N Sumatra sees 559 million USD surplus in trade with the US

US President Barack Obama greets the audience during the 92nd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington December 4, 2014.

Ahad , 07 Dec 2014, 17:00 WIB

Ouch... Obama diagnosed with acid reflux

California in worst conditions in 1,200 years

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SACRAMENTO -- A combination of record high temperatures and sparse rainfall during California's three-year drought have produced the worst conditions in 1,200 years, according to a study accepted for publication by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The state has gone through numerous periods of dry weather, with as little or less rainfall as the past few years, but scientists...

A man is seen in custody aboard an Amtrak train following a stabbing incident in Niles, Michigan December 5, 2014.

Sabtu , 06 Dec 2014, 19:30 WIB

Four stabbed on Amtrak train in Michigan

US President Barack Obama (left) and Ashton Carter (file)

Sabtu , 06 Dec 2014, 18:45 WIB

Obama nominates Ashton Carter for Pentagon chief

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder makes a statement about the grand jury decision not to seek an indictment in the Staten Island death of Eric Garner during an arrest in July, in Washington December 3, 2014.

Jumat , 05 Dec 2014, 11:35 WIB

US Justice Dept: Cleveland police use excessive force

A copy of Gone with the Wind is returned to A high school library in Washington State 65 years late. (illustration)

Kamis , 04 Dec 2014, 19:49 WIB

Overdue book returned to library in Washington state, 65 years late

Demonstrators picket against the possible arrivals of undocumented migrants who may be processed at the Murrieta Border Patrol Station in Murrieta, California July 1, 2014.

Kamis , 04 Dec 2014, 17:41 WIB

17 States sue Obama administration on immigration

J. Edgar Hoover Building, FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC (file)

Selasa , 02 Dec 2014, 08:46 WIB

Report: US military warned of possible IS attacks at home

Kamis , 27 Nov 2014, 14:00 WIB

Only three in 10 Americans have HIV under control

California Highway Patrol officers walk to clear the 101 freeway from protesters in Los Angeles, California, following Monday's grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, November 25, 2014.

Rabu , 26 Nov 2014, 17:32 WIB

Protests spread across US, more troops deployed to prevent fresh Ferguson riots

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel after announcing Hagel's resignation at the White House in Washington, November 24, 2014.

Selasa , 25 Nov 2014, 01:35 WIB

Hagel quits!

Ahad , 23 Nov 2014, 02:24 WIB

Oddly... Lost kitten from New Mexico turns up in duffel bag in Maine

US President Barack Obama speaks about immigration reform during a visit to Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada November 21, 2014.

Sabtu , 22 Nov 2014, 13:54 WIB

NYT: Obama signs order expanding US Afghanistan role

Ahad , 16 Nov 2014, 07:38 WIB

Erdogan says Muslims, not Columbus, discovered Americas

Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC

Jumat , 14 Nov 2014, 19:44 WIB

Washington cathedral to host first Friday prayer for Muslims

The Washington Post published a story on Thursday quoting Rob O'Neill, a former SEAL, as claiming to have fired the fatal shot that hit Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. (File)

Jumat , 07 Nov 2014, 18:40 WIB

Who shot bin Laden? Former Navy SEALS make rival claims

Journalists who support Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh carry posters bearing his image at the headquarters of his General People's Congress (GPC) party in Sanaa November 6, 2014.

Kamis , 06 Nov 2014, 22:45 WIB

US denies telling Yemen ex-president to leave or face sanctions

Roger Freeman a Democratic state representative in Washington, in an undated photo.

Kamis , 06 Nov 2014, 22:29 WIB

Odd... A deceased Washington state legislator headed for re-election

Mitch McConnell waves to supporters with his wife, former United States Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, at his midterm election night rally in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 2014.

Republicans seize control of Senate in US midterm elections

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to sweeping midterm election wins on Tuesday, seizing control of the US Senate in a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his political influence and curb his legislative agenda in his last two years in office. Republicans won in places where Democrats were favored, like a Senate...

US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Nina Hachigian (right) and ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh, on Monday, Nov 3, 2014.

Selasa , 04 Nov 2014, 07:45 WIB