Articles by Kwame Mensah
New South Korea Football Coach Slams Predecessor’s Lack of Strategy
South Korea's new football coach criticised his predecessor Uli Stielike on Thursday, accusing the veteran German of...
Huge Floods Sweep Southern Japan, One Dead, 18 Missing
At least one person is dead and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, with...
Thailand Leads the Pack For Asia’s Abused Tourist Elephants
Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept...
Team NZ Parade America’s Cup In Auckland
Team New Zealand celebrated their America's Cup victory with a ticker-tape parade in Auckland Thursday before taking...
Tesla Model S Fall Short In Crash Test Yet Again
In another setback for the high-flying electric carmaker, Tesla's Model S once again fell short of the top rating in a...
Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...
Trump Kicks Off Fraught Europe Tour With Poland Speech
Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to Europe, where he faces a prickly G20 meeting and animosity from traditional US...
Traders Say Business As Usual At China-N.Korea Border
Trucks still line up bumper-to-bumper on the "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge" to bring goods from North Korea into China...
Lions’ Itoje Goes From Baby-Face To Assassin
Lock Maro Itoje has transformed in New Zealand from the baby of the British and Irish Lions camp into a cult hero who...
Far From Olympic Glory, Refugee Fights Humble Battle
What Popole Misenga remembers most is the crowd chanting his name. After a lifetime of war and poverty in the...
Hansen Backs ‘cool, Calm, Collected’ Rookie Against Lions
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said "cool, calm, collected" Jordie Barrett could handle the pressure-cooker atmosphere...
With Demolitions, China Squeezes Buddhist Academy
The hills around revered Tibetan Buddhist academy Larung Gar were once a seamless carpet of vibrant red, dominated by...
Need A Ball Or Umbrella? In China There’s A Sharing App For That
Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-coloured umbrellas -- nothing seems out of bounds in China's booming...
China Starts Regulating Bike-Sharing As Complaints Soar
Authorities in Shanghai and Tianjin will impose regulations on the rapidly growing bike-sharing sector following...
N.Korea Seeks ‘driver’s Seat’ With ICBM Test
Newly equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea is looking to put itself in the "driver's seat"...
S.Africa Set For ICC Ruling For Failing To Arrest Bashir
War crimes judges will rule Thursday if South Africa flouted international law by failing to arrest Sudan's President...
Are US Banks Regaining Their Appetite For Acquisitions?
News that JPMorgan Chase considered bidding for British payment company Worldpay signals that big US banks could be...
Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron
The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, the...
Cubelli Back For Brumbies, Lealiifano Has To Wait
Pumas scrum-half Tomas Cubelli makes his return from a lengthy injury for the ACT Brumbies but cancer survivor...
US Architect Creates Paper ‘forest’ Inside Museum
Jeanne Gang has dedicated her life to using architecture and design to connect people of various backgrounds who...