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In this March 29, 2010 photo, reviewed by the US military, a Guantanamo guard keeps watch from a tower overlooking the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba.

Selasa , 30 Sep 2014, 13:00 WIB

Obama goal of Gitmo closure stalled at Pentagon

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - The transfer of prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay has ground to a halt amid a slow Pentagon approval process, causing deep frustration within the administration and...

Saggy pants, the style that causes the wearer get fined. (illustration)

Kamis , 18 Sep 2014, 20:10 WIB

Now 'Yes' for saggy pants in Florida city

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ORLANDO - Saggy pants are a fashion choice and not a police concern, a Florida city has decided, rescinding a two-month-old ban that threatened jail time for styles intentionally exposing underwear or buttocks. Responding to criticism of a law seen as targeting young black males, the Ocala city council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to rescind the ban it...

Rabu , 17 Sep 2014, 17:31 WIB

Obama: Ebola outbreak a threat to global security

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ATLANTA/MONROVIA - President Barack Obama on Tuesday called...

Senin , 15 Sep 2014, 09:42 WIB

Pentagon: Saudi to join US in training Syrian rebels to combat Islamic State

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MOSCOW - The US government has declared that...

Senin , 15 Sep 2014, 09:09 WIB

Hillary Clinton closer to presidential bid 2016

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, INDIANOLA - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stoked...

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets supporters at the 37th Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa September 14, 2014.

Senin , 15 Sep 2014, 09:00 WIB

Hillary Clinton closer to presidential bid for 2016

US Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Cairo International Airport, September 13, 2014.

Ahad , 14 Sep 2014, 21:45 WIB

Kerry: Some nations offer ground troops to fight Islamic State

People visit the 9/11 memorial in Exchange Place, New Jersey September 10, 2014.

Kamis , 11 Sep 2014, 16:31 WIB

With World Trade site largely rebuilt, New York marks September 11

Senin , 08 Sep 2014, 11:37 WIB

Obama to set out plan to go on offensive against Islamic State

Sabtu , 30 Aug 2014, 20:52 WIB

Reports: US authorities investigate suspected threat against Obama

Jumat , 29 Aug 2014, 10:21 WIB

Texas parents sue day care center for duct taping child to nap mat

A gopher tortoise moves through freshly sprouted vegetation in this undated handout photo courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC).

Jumat , 29 Aug 2014, 10:10 WIB

Whoops... Florida man caught killing, and eating, threatened tortoises

A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, September 19, 2013.

Kamis , 28 Aug 2014, 13:33 WIB

FBI, Secret Service investigate reports of cyber attacks on US banks

Heather Mack, the daughter of an American woman found dead inside a suitcase on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, gestures while in custody in a police station in Denpasar August 14, 2014.

Selasa , 19 Aug 2014, 18:06 WIB

US teen held after mother's body found in Bali tested for pregnancy

Heather Mack, covering her face, is led to a hospital for a medical check by Indonesian police officers in relation to the death of her mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014.

Ahad , 17 Aug 2014, 02:03 WIB

US pair charged with Bali murder could face death

Jumat , 15 Aug 2014, 22:43 WIB

First time, foreign holdings of Treasury debt top 6 trillion USD

Kamis , 14 Aug 2014, 16:23 WIB

Striker Timnas Meksiko Hijrah ke Atletico Madrid

Former US President Bill Clinton gives a keynote address at a conference on ''inclusive capitalism'' organised by the City of London, in London May 27, 2014.

Tape emerges of Clinton discussing bin Laden day before 9/11 attack

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton said he "could have killed" Osama bin Laden in remarks to an audience in Australia the day before al Qaeda's 2001 attacks on the United States, according to an audio tape that emerged this week. Clinton and officials from his administration have expressed similar sentiments both before and after the Sept. 11...

A high karat gold Pyx which was believed to have been hand crafted in the late 1600's - early 1700's for transporting a Eucharist (communion wafer) is seen in an undated handout photo.

Kamis , 31 Jul 2014, 21:00 WIB

Family finds 300-year-old sunken treasure off Florida's east coast

President Barack Obama as he chats with daughter Malia (file photo)

Selasa , 29 Jul 2014, 00:13 WIB

Obama emotional over daughter going to college

Kamis , 24 Jul 2014, 13:30 WIB

Giant ketchup bottle up for sale in southern Illinois

NBA basketball player LeBron James of the US team Cleveland Cavaliers smiles during a promotional event in Hong Kong July 23, 2014.

Kamis , 24 Jul 2014, 13:00 WIB

In sweet apologies, LeBron James sends 800 cupcakes to hometown

The structure of part of a DNA (illustration)

Ahad , 20 Jul 2014, 22:18 WIB

DNA test helps indentifying a mummified woman

John Walker (left) and Irina Walker (file photo)

Kamis , 17 Jul 2014, 20:02 WIB

Ouch... Romanian princess admits running cockfighting ring in Oregon

Whale v. Pontoon Plane becomes a hit online (picture)

Kamis , 17 Jul 2014, 18:51 WIB

Plane's near-miss in Alaska becomes a whale of a tale online

Timothy Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, speaks at the Reuters Global Technology Summit New York May 21, 2009 file photo.

Selasa , 15 Jul 2014, 23:19 WIB

Billionaire's breakup plan would chop California into six states

Kamis , 10 Jul 2014, 16:46 WIB

An Ohio man's quest to make potato salad cooks up 50,000 USD

Sabtu , 05 Jul 2014, 20:54 WIB

Ohio man took dead mom's Social Security benefits for 33 years

Demoted miss Florida, Elizabeth Fechtel, in the pageant’s Facebook photo from after the pageant where she was named the winner. The new winner is Victoria Cowen, pictured second from the left.

Sabtu , 28 Jun 2014, 16:43 WIB

Oops... Wrong Miss Florida crowned in voting mix-up

Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 11, 2014.

Rabu , 25 Jun 2014, 22:52 WIB

Militants attack Iraq air base, US advisers arrive

Rabu , 25 Jun 2014, 16:58 WIB

Minnesota alleged burglar traced with Facebook account

A microscopic picture of spores and vegetative cells of Bacillus anthracis which causes the disease anthrax is pictured in this undated file photograph.

Jumat , 20 Jun 2014, 08:41 WIB

US says government lab workers possibly exposed to anthrax

In this June 7, 2014 file image from from a security video provided by Philip Lao, shows Dennis Kneier, the mayor of San Marino, Calif., tosses a bag of dog waste onto the property of his Lao, in San Marino, Calif.

Kamis , 19 Jun 2014, 17:15 WIB

California mayor resigns after dog poop incident

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows off the 3D features of his company's new Fire smartphone at a news conference in Seattle, Washington June 18, 2014.

Kamis , 19 Jun 2014, 15:11 WIB

Wow... Amazon unveils 3D 'Fire' phone

Stars and stripes are painted on the siding around a window of a 110-year-old house owned by Brent and Catherine Greer in Bradenton, Florida, June 6, 2014.

Florida man paints American flag on house to protest city citation

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BRADENTON - A Florida man who feels he is being unfairly treated by local code enforcement officials has mounted an unusual protest - he painted his house like the American flag. "It's just total government abuse. This is still America," said Brent Greer, who lives in Bradenton, Florida. Greer was upset that city code enforcement officers inspected his home in...

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (right) stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan.

Jumat , 06 Jun 2014, 22:42 WIB