India’s Assam Eviction Drive Heightens Insecurities of State’s Muslim Population

NEW DELHI, LELEMUKU.COM - An eviction drive in India’s northeastern state of Assam of residents living on government-owned land has height...

Joe Biden to Sign a Bipartisan $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM- U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting a ceremony Monday at the White House where he will sign a bipartisan $1 tril...

US Colleges, Universities See Sharp Losses During Pandemic

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The number of students studying at U.S. colleges and universities sharply declined for the school year that sta...

Cuba Braces for Civic March for Change on Monday

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - Cuban opposition activists have called for a “Civic March for Change” Monday in Cuba. The Cuban government, h...

Son of Late Libyan Strongman Gadhafi Registers Candidacy for December Election

TRIPOLI, LELEMUKU.COM - The son of late Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi has registered his candidacy for president of Libya. Seif al...

HRW Urges African Union to Pledge Support for African Commission on Human, Peoples’ Rights

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - Human Rights Watch has urged the African Union to pledge its support for the African Commission on Human and Peo...

Zanu PF Politburo Member, Spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo Dies

HARARE, LELEMUKU.COM - Zanu PF Politiburo member and party spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo, has died. According to the state-controlled H...

Panel Calls for Justice for Victims of 2019 Iranian Protest Crackdown

TEHRAN, LELEMUKU.COM - The Iran Atrocities Tribunal adjourned Sunday in London after hearing five days of testimony from more than 30 witne...

Black Homebuyers Underrepresented in US Real Estate Boom

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the nature of homebuying in the United States, but one constant is that Black...

Inflation Spike May Sway Joe Biden's Choice for Next Federal Reserve Chair

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - President Joe Biden and his advisers appear to be nearing a decision on whether to reappoint Federal Reserve Bo...

US Vacations in Cuba Still Come with Hangovers from Donald Trump Sanctions

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - Cuba opens its borders next week signaling new opportunity for pandemic-weary travelers and the island's to...

US Schools Put Bigger Focus on Mental Health With Aid Money

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - In Kansas City, Kansas, educators are opening an after-school mental health clinic staffed with school counselo...

Nadiem Makarim Says Indonesia Facing ‘Sexual Violence Pandemic’ in Colleges

JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesia is facing a pandemic of sexual violence at higher learning institutions, the education minister said Fri...

Thailand Plans to Open Borders to 400,000 Foreign Laborers Next Month

BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - Thailand will open its borders to as many as 400,000 foreign workers next month after a 20-month shutdown as it al...

Arbitrary Arrests Tear Apart Journalists’ Families in Kashmir

NEW DELHI, LELEMUKU.COM - When Gulzar Ahmad Dar reads the local newspaper, he isn’t interested in the news and latest events in Kashmir. H...

Death Penalties For Malaysians Ignite Debate on Abolishing Capital Punishment

KUALA LUMPUR, LELEMUKU.COM - The video of the mother of nine wailing heartrendingly and begging for mercy after a Malaysian court condemne...

Zimbabwe Civil Servants Expected to Get Annual Bonuses

HARARE, LELEMUKU.COM - Civil servants in Zimbabwe are expected to get annual bonuses this year in foreign currency, according to some top ...

White House Intends to Nominate Former VOA Director, Amanda Bennett to USAGM CEO

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The White House announced it intends to nominate Pulitzer-winning journalist and former Voice of America direct...

Homer Plessy, Key to 'Separate but Equal,' on Road to Pardon

WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - A Louisiana board on Friday voted to pardon Homer Plessy, whose decision to sit in a "whites-only" ra...