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U.S. General David Petraeus gestures during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 23, 2011. (file photo)

Sabtu , 10 Nov 2012, 23:32 WIB

CIA Director Petraeus resigns, admits extramarital affair

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIA Director Petraeus resigns, admits extramarital affair WASHINGTON - CIA Director David Petraeus resigned as head of the leading U.S. spy agency on Friday, saying he had engaged in an extramarital...

Volunteers at Hoboken High School sort through clothing donations intended for distribution to the public, in Hoboken, N.J. Donations are rolling into New York and New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy, but some relief experts say the things being given are no

Sabtu , 10 Nov 2012, 23:13 WIB

Unwanted donation, the 'disaster after the disaster'

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MOUNT LAUREL - Superstorm Sandy has brought out generosity far and wide in the biggest U.S. relief effort for the American Red Cross and other groups since Hurricane Katrina swamped the Gulf Coast in 2005. And while the response is heartwarming, some of that is also helping create a "second disaster after the disaster," in the words of one...

Jumat , 09 Nov 2012, 21:05 WIB

Dead candidates win elections in Florida and Alabama

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ORLANDO - Florida Democrat Earl K. Wood and Alabama...

Jumat , 09 Nov 2012, 20:45 WIB

Praying passenger diverts flight from Denver to DC

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, STERLING - A United Airlines flight from Denver to...

Jumat , 09 Nov 2012, 20:30 WIB

A look at expected Obama administration departures

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is weighing replacements...

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik gives final touches to a sand sculpture of U.S. President Barack Obama on a beach at Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha November 7, 2012.

Jumat , 09 Nov 2012, 20:24 WIB

Obama tears up in video as he thanks campaign staff after re-election

A courtroom sketch shows shows Mark Basseley Youssef (right) talking with his attorney Steven Seiden, left, in court in Los Angeles. Youssef received a one-year sentence Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012, in federal prison for parole violation. (file photo)

Kamis , 08 Nov 2012, 20:07 WIB

Man behind anti-Muslim film gets one year in prison

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (file photo)

Rabu , 07 Nov 2012, 21:10 WIB

Obama victory spells more trouble for Israel's Netanyahu

A man exits after watching U.S. President Barack Obama's acceptance speech broadcast live in Times Square following his re-election in New York November 7, 2012.

Rabu , 07 Nov 2012, 21:00 WIB

China says Obama win offers opportunity to mend ties

A sign hangs in the window of a shop during the U.S. presidential election in South Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 2012.

Selasa , 06 Nov 2012, 22:37 WIB

Obama or Romney? Voters start deciding

Chinese pop musician Gao Xiaosong, shown on a computer screen in Beijing, China, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, speaks in his online talk show posted on the popular video-sharing site Youku.com.

Senin , 05 Nov 2012, 20:58 WIB

US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters

Homemade signs line the walls at a phone bank at the AFL-CIO building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 2, 2012. President Barack Obama as a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Republican Mitt Romney fueled primarily by a small but steady lead

Senin , 05 Nov 2012, 20:10 WIB

Obama and Romeny make their final case on the last day

U.S. President Barack Obama laughs behind Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the second U.S. presidential campaign debate in Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012.

Ahad , 04 Nov 2012, 23:39 WIB

Factbox: How the US Electoral College works

A mother and daughter hug U.S. President Barack Obama at the same time during a campaign rally in Bristow, Virginia, November 3, 2012.

Ahad , 04 Nov 2012, 22:53 WIB

Factbox: Barack Obama, the first US black president

A supporter puts his hand on his heart for the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee MittRomney in Des Moines, Iowa November 4, 2012.

Ahad , 04 Nov 2012, 22:45 WIB

Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg updates the media on the City’s Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 in New York. Later that day Bloomberg cancelled the 2012 New York Marathon amid growing public pressure.

Sabtu , 03 Nov 2012, 23:53 WIB

Ultimately, Bloomberg cancels the marathon event

Eileen Miley takes a break from cleaning her home that was destroyed by flooding during Storm Sandy in Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.

Jumat , 02 Nov 2012, 20:38 WIB

Isolated NYC borough says help is slow after Sandy

A photo is seen on top of the windshield of a car near the Rockaway beach boardwalk in the Queens borough of New York November 1, 2012. New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday it still had about 659,400 homes and businesses without pow

Strom sandy blamed for 82 deaths in US and Canada

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK - North American deaths from Sandy, the massive storm that tore through the U.S. East Coast, rose to at least 82 on Thursday as deaths reported in New York City jumped substantially, and fatalities in New Jersey also rose. The latest New York City death count has risen to 34, New York City police said on Thursday morning. Fifteen...