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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, 05:39 WIB

Alabama police find heroin in toddler's diaper, arrest father

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, IRONDALE -- Police in Alabama arrested a man after...

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...

A selection of bras are on display in a retail store. (illustration)

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 05:26 WIB

Oops... Over 20,000 bras recalled in Japan due to injury fears

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses journalists in Moscow, December 6, 2014.

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 05:21 WIB

Opponent calls for Putin's exit as Russia slides into crisis

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.

Kamis , 18 Dec 2014, 04:52 WIB

US-led coalition conducts 67 air strikes against Islamic State

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a military parade marking the 27th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2014.

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 19:07 WIB

EU court says Hamas should be removed from terror list

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 06:27 WIB

McDonald's Japan rations fries due to... dispute!

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon (file)

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 06:13 WIB

They condemn the deadly Taliban attack (2)

Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Malala Yousafzai (file)

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 05:52 WIB

They condemn the deadly Taliban attack (1)

Pakistani civil society members take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of a school attacked by the Taliban in Peshawar, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 05:45 WIB

Taliban assault on Pakistan school leaves 141 dead

President of Russia Vladimir Putin (file)

Rabu , 17 Dec 2014, 05:28 WIB

Russia's sinking economy becomes a global threat

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)

Rescue workers and family members carry the coffin of a student, who killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, in Peshawar, December 16, 2014.

At least 84 children killed in Taliban school attack in Pakistan

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PESHAWAR -- At least 84 children were killed in Pakistan on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the city of Peshawar, taking hundreds of students and teachers hostage in the bloodiest insurgent attack in the country in years.Troops surrounded the building and an operation was under way to rescue the remaining children, the army said....

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

Palestinian protesters use slingshots to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes near Israel's Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 13, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 16:11 WIB

Israeli troops kill Palestinian during West Bank clash

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 08:54 WIB

Palestinians tell ICC they want to join the court

In this Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 file photo, an Israeli flag is seen in front of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 02:49 WIB

A look at Israeli settler population growth

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Villa Taverna in Rome December 15, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 02:37 WIB

Palestinian UN statehood bid at heart of Kerry-Netanyahu talks

Police bomb squad bomb disposal robot top left, moves into place during a cafe siege in the central business district of Sydney , Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 02:12 WIB

Police: 3 dead, including gunman, in Sydney crisis

Paramedics remove a person, with bloodstains on the blankets covering the person, on a stretcher from the Lindt cafe, where hostages were being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney December 16, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 02:03 WIB

Australian police say three dead, four hurt in Sydney siege

A group of students protest against the dismissal of the murder case against toppled President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters during Egypt’s 2011 uprising, at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 00:19 WIB

Egypt sends 439 to military trials over violence

Armed tactical response police personnel stand watch into the evening near a cafe under siege by a gunman at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 00:17 WIB

Sydney siege gunman believed to be Muslim cleric

Armed police stand at the ready close to a cafe under siege at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014.

Selasa , 16 Dec 2014, 00:03 WIB

IllRideWithYou: Aussies offer support to Muslims

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 21:57 WIB

Australians offer support to Muslims amid siege

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the inauguration of World Diamond Conference in New Delhi December 11, 2014.

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 18:03 WIB

Think tank: Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown

A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe, where other hostages are being held, in Martin Place in central Sydney December 15, 2014.

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 16:17 WIB

Fears of 'jihadist' attack as hostages held in Sydney cafe

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), claps during an election night event at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, December 14, 2014.

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 04:13 WIB

Abe's coalition secures big Japan election win

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov looks on at the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva October 15, 2013.

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 01:13 WIB

Russia says will react if US imposes new sanctions

elegates listen as COP 20 President and Peru's Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal makes an announcement during a plenary session of the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP 20 in Lima December 12, 2014.

Senin , 15 Dec 2014, 00:36 WIB

UN talks agree building blocks for new-style climate deal in 2015

A locally made shell is launched by rebel fighters towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the frontline in al-Breij district of Aleppo December 10, 2014.

Monitoring group: Syrian rebel 'hell cannons' kill 300 civilians

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels using improvised mortar bombs made of cooking gas canisters killed 311 civilians between July and December this year, a monitoring group said on Friday, condemning the use of the wildly inaccurate weapons.Two-thirds of the deaths, or 203 people, were in the northern city of Aleppo where the so-called "hell cannons" have been fired on...

Jumat , 12 Dec 2014, 17:33 WIB