Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Elected New Chairman of African Union

CAIRO, LELEMUKU.COM - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been elected chairman of the African Union at the continental body'...

French Airstrikes in North Chad Affirm Support for President Idriss Deby

NDJAMENA, LELEMUKU.COM - When French fighter jets bombarded 40 pickup trucks of suspected insurgents last week in Chad, the former colonial ...

Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam Not Quitting in Blackface Scandal

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Sunday he has no intention of resigning, despite widespread calls for him to qui...

US Facing Friday Deadline to Avert New Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The U.S. government is facing a Friday deadline for funding about a quarter of its operations, struggling to aver...

Donald Trump Boasts He May Be Hardest-Working US President Ever

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM  - U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Sunday he may be the hardest-working president the country has ever had. D...

People Flee Escalating Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine, Southern Chin States

NAYPYITAW, LELEMUKU.CO - The U.N. refugee agency says it is worried by reports of people fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar's south...

South Korea Agrees to Pay More for US Troops

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM -Officials signed a short-term agreement Sunday to boost South Korea’s contribution toward the upkeep of U.S. troop...

Grammy Awards to Showcase Girl Power

LOS ANGELES, LELEMUKU.COM - Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake may lead the nominations, but Sunday’s Grammy Awards looks set to be a showcas...

Bulgaria to Check Sergei Skripal Suspect Link to 2015 Poisoning

SOFIA, LELEMUKU.COM - Bulgaria will investigate reports that a new suspect in the Skripal nerve agent attack in Britain may also have been ...

Report: E. Libyan Forces Launch Airstrikes Near El Feel Oil Field

TRIPOLI, LELEMUKU.COM - Eastern Libyan forcesloyal to commander Khalifa Haftar carried out four airstrikesnear the El Feel oil field as a w...

Gun-seizure Laws More Popular Since Parkland Shooting

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, a number of states have passed laws making ...

Protesters Stone Haitian President, Jovenel Mois's Home, Battle Police

PORT AU PRINCE, LELEMUKU.COM - Protesters stoned the Haitian president's home and clashed with police Saturday, leaving at least one de...

Mexican Radio Journalist,Jesus Eugenio Ramos Shot Dead in Tabasco State

MEXICO CITY, LELEMUKU.COM - A radio news host in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Tabasco was shot dead Saturday, officials said, marking t...

Japanese War Brides, Telling a Mother's Story

NEW YORK, LELEMUKU.COM - Kathryn Tolbert is a journalist, and also one of the directors of the film, ‘Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: the J...

Britain's Prince Philip, 97, Gives Up Driver's License After Crash

LONDON, LELEMUKU.COM - Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at age 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that lef...

US Ambassador: Arrests of Canadians in China Unacceptable

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The U.S. ambassador to Canada said Saturday that her country was "deeply concerned" about China's ...

Ivanka Trump Says She Knew Little About Moscow Project

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, says she knew "literally almost nothing" about the Trump...

Rare Tiger Kills Prospective Mate in London at First Meeting

LONDON, LELEMUKU.COM - For 10 days, the London Zoo kept its newly arrived male Sumatran tiger, Asim, in a separate enclosure from Melati, th...

Canadian Diplomats File Suit Over Injuries Suffered in Cuba

TORONTO, LELEMUKU.COM - Some Canadian diplomats who became mysteriously ill while posted to Cuba are suing the Canadian government. Canada...

Judge to Release Some Info on FBI Raid of Trump Lawyer Cohen

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - A judge has agreed to unseal part of the search warrant that authorized last year's FBI raids on the home and...