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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

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, who had medical tests on Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president's physician said."The president's symptoms...

Tommy, a 26-year-old chimp who lives alone in a shed in upstate New York in this undated photo.

Sabtu , 06 Dec 2014, 20:15 WIB

NY court: Chimpanzees have no human rights

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ALBANY -- In the first case of its kind, a New York appeals court rejected on Thursday an animal rights advocate's bid to extend "legal personhood" to chimpanzees, saying the primates are incapable of bearing the responsibilities that come with having legal rights. A five-judge panel of the Albany court said attorney Steven Wise had shown that Tommy, a...

Sabtu , 06 Dec 2014, 20:00 WIB

Belgium seeks to have potato fries declared cultural heritage

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BRUSSELS -- There are few things people agree...

Jumat , 05 Dec 2014, 18:15 WIB

Fifteen Indians blinded after surgery with suspected infected tools

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW DELHI -- Fifteen Indians lost their sight...

Kamis , 04 Dec 2014, 19:49 WIB

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

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SPOKANE -- An overdue copy of "Gone with...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 21, 2014.

Rabu , 03 Dec 2014, 21:13 WIB

N. Korea bans people use the same name as their leader

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!

A 100 year old picture titled “The Old City Hall” that - as the auction house said - was painted by Adolf Hitler is displayed in an auction house in Nuremberg, Germany.

Ahad , 23 Nov 2014, 02:51 WIB

Hitler watercolor sold for 162,000 USD at auction

Ahad , 23 Nov 2014, 02:24 WIB

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

Dog owner Dean Clark presents Frida, a female Chihuahua, as the San Francisco Board of Supervisors issues a special commendation naming Frida 'Mayor of San Francisco for a Day' in San Francisco, California November 18, 2014.

Kamis , 20 Nov 2014, 00:35 WIB

Tittle as Mayor of San Francisco given to... A dog!

Rabu , 19 Nov 2014, 22:29 WIB

Honduras' Miss World contestant found murdered

Various denominations of US currency are seen December 17, 2009.

Selasa , 18 Nov 2014, 23:02 WIB

Wow... Seven big US companies paid CEOs more than Uncle Sam in 2013

Terlalu lama di belakang meja, obesitas mengancam

Selasa , 18 Nov 2014, 15:38 WIB

Study: Night shift work may increase obesity risk

The State Palace in Jakarta is seen behind barbwire (file).

Selasa , 11 Nov 2014, 21:20 WIB

President Jokowi chooses to live in Guest House instead of the Palace

Runaway at an airport in India (illustration)

Sabtu , 08 Nov 2014, 23:47 WIB

Indian plane hits stray buffalo during take-off

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

Selasa , 04 Nov 2014, 03:46 WIB

Dallas Zoo sells rights to name baby giraffe for 50,000 USD

The woman now is blind after the suicide attempt. (Illustration)

Woman who gouged her eyes in California sues over viral photo

REPUBLIKA.CO, LOS ANGELES - A nurse at a Los Angeles hospital took a photo of a woman who gouged out her own eyes with pencils, and the patient sued the hospital and its administrators after the picture went viral on the Internet, her attorney said on Wednesday. The plaintiff, who is not named in the lawsuit, was treated at Los...

The real Eric Frein is among FBI's the most wanted persons. (file)

Sabtu , 25 Oct 2014, 21:22 WIB

Community want to buy car for a man because... he lookalikes a sniper

Sabtu , 25 Oct 2014, 00:35 WIB

Whoops... Alabama man gets 1,000 USD in police settlement, his lawyers get 459,000 USD

Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa is shown stuck in a chimney.

Selasa , 21 Oct 2014, 11:11 WIB

Oops... California woman gets stuck in chimney trying to sneak into home

The US Justice Department reviews Sondra Arquiett complaint that a Drug Enforcement Administration agent set up a fake Facebook account using her identity.

Sabtu , 18 Oct 2014, 11:30 WIB

Oops... Facebook unfriends federal drug agency for fake identity

Kamis , 16 Oct 2014, 16:33 WIB

Yoghurt, the New York's official state snack

Rabu , 15 Oct 2014, 15:54 WIB

Apple, Facebook, to pay for female employees to freeze their eggs

Shane Arnold and Brandy Bates clear the second obstacle ahead of Ian and Susan Bell (left) while competing in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine October 11, 2014.

Senin , 13 Oct 2014, 20:30 WIB

Maine holds Finish style of 'wife-carrying competition'

Chickens feed from a row of feed bins at a farm (illustration)

Jumat , 03 Oct 2014, 22:07 WIB

Oops... 920 chickens killed by intruders at California farm

Selasa , 30 Sep 2014, 13:10 WIB

FTC complains over 'caffeinated underwear' ads

Zack Danger Brown goes on the Internet funding site Kickstarter in July to raise 10 USD for his first attempt to make potato salad for the hungry and homeless. (illustration)

Sabtu , 27 Sep 2014, 20:35 WIB

When joke on 'potato salad' goes serious

A man demonstrates a T-shirt as he takes part in a campaign organized by activists of pro-Kremlin patriotic movements in central Moscow, September 23, 2014.

Jumat , 26 Sep 2014, 22:32 WIB

Aha... A Russian way: Change western t-shirts with patriotic fashion items

Sabtu , 20 Sep 2014, 04:48 WIB

Ugh... Lizard in food sends 300 school children in India to hospital

Marc Abrahams, Master of ceremonies and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, holds one of this year's prizes at the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes awards ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts September 18, 2014.

Jumat , 19 Sep 2014, 23:54 WIB

Banana peel study wins "Nobel" prize

President of China, Xi Jinping (file photo)

Jumat , 19 Sep 2014, 21:13 WIB

Oops... India TV anchor's sacked after naming China's Xi as 'Eleven'

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

Ahad , 14 Sep 2014, 18:22 WIB

Hurray... An Argentine family given permission to name son Messi

A chunk of meteorite causes a crater when it hit a location in Nicaragua. (Illustration)

Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANAGUA - A mysterious late-night blast in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua that left a crater 12 meters (40 feet) wide was most likely caused by a meteorite, government scientists said on Sunday. The loud explosion occurred around 11 pm on Saturday on the outskirts of Managua near the airport, said Wilfried Strauch from the Nicaraguan Institute of Earth...

Kamis , 04 Sep 2014, 22:53 WIB