Articles by Kwame Mensah
Taiwan Charges Chinese Grad Student With Spying
A Chinese graduate from one of Taiwan's top universities was charged with espionage on Thursday as prosecutors accused...
Thai Soap Hunks Enlisted To Boost Military Pride
Sporting flak jackets, machine guns and smouldering stares, four Thai heartthrobs have been enlisted to woo fans -- and...
Japanese PM To Seal EU Trade Deal In Blow To Protectionism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline...
Indian Kashmir Tense As Key Anniversary Looms
In a crowded hospital in Kashmir a 17-year-old student is recovering from gunshot wounds, one of thousands of civilians...
Vote Controversy Mars PNG Elections As Counting Begins
Counting is under way in Papua New Guinea's sprawling elections, officials said Thursday, but voting has been marred by...
Up To 20,000 Civilians Trapped In IS-Held Areas of Mosul
Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last Islamic State group-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces...
Horn Brushes Off Pacquiao Call To Review Loss
Newly-crowned world welterweight champion Jeff Horn on Thursday brushed aside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao's call for a...
To Talk Or Not To Talk To North Korea?
Nuclear-armed North Korea has muscled its way onto the agenda of the G20 leaders' annual summit in Germany Thursday,...
Podolski Arrives With Promise To Boost Japan Game
German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski Thursday vowed to bolster enthusiasm for Japanese football after arriving to...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North...
Chess Champion Kasparov Back From Retirement For US Tournament
Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement to play in a US tournament next month,...
Bangladesh Opposition Activists Held In Secret Detention
Bangladesh security agencies have secretly detained scores of opposition activists many of whom have later been killed,...
Qatar Airways Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban
Qatar Airways announced on Thursday that it had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...
At Ikea, Chinese Shoppers Make Themselves At Home
When it's sweltering in Shanghai, do as the locals do and settle down for a nap at Ikea -- if you can find an open bed....
Holders Mazembe Must Win To Ensure Survival
CAF Confederation Cup title-holders TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo must defeat visiting Horoya of...
Nothing Can Stop Us, Insists Zanaco Coach
Coach Mumamba Numba insists "nothing can stop" Zanaco of Zambia reaching the CAF Champions League quarter-finals this...
Could America Shield Alaska From A N.Korean Missile?
It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step...
Macron Says Supports Two-State Solution In Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a two-state solution to end the Middle East conflict as he welcomed...
Gatland Backs Unchanged Lions As All Blacks Roll Dice
The British and Irish Lions named an unchanged team on Thursday for the decisive third Test against the All Blacks, who...
Flood Death Toll Worsens In India’s Assam
The death toll from worsening monsoon floods in India's Assam state has hit 18 with hundreds of thousands in makeshift...