Articles by Kwame Mensah
Tunisia Law On Violence Against Women ‘landmark Step’
Human Rights Watch on Thursday hailed a new law to fight domestic violence in Tunisia as a "landmark step" towards...
‘Dozens’ Killed In Mali Clashes Before Helicopter Crash
A group of former separatist rebels in Mali killed "dozens" of members of a pro-government armed group before a UN...
Haftar’s Libya Expels 12 Sudan Diplomats
Authorities in eastern Libya backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered the closure of a Sudanese...
Lethal Police Force Against Blacks Linked To Community Racial Bias
US police are more likely to disproportionately shoot and kill black people in neighborhoods where white people harbor...
Fraud Trial of ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Wraps Up In New York
Closing arguments got underway Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager...
Scouts Leader Apologizes For Political Speech By Trump
A top leader of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for the political nature of a controversial speech...
Ledecky Wins Fourth Gold In 4x200m Freestyle
Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful...
MTV Taps Katy Perry To Host VMAs
Katy Perry will host this year's MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced Thursday, as it turned to one of pop...
Hillary To Explain ‘What Happened’ In New Book
Defeated Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton promises to let her guard down and explain what happened in her...
Zakir Musa, 23, Named Leader of the New Al-Qaeda Terror Group, Kashmir
Terror in Kashmir has a new name after a prominent young militant was named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group...
Qatar Accuses Gulf States of ‘stubbornness’, Wants UN To Help
Qatar's foreign minister on Thursday accused Gulf neighbors and Egypt of "stubbornness" in their ongoing diplomatic...
Turkish Cypriots Release Anti-Migrant Europe Boat Crew
Turkish Cypriot authorities on Thursday released the captain and crew of a boat hired by far-right activists to prevent...
France Will Set Up ‘hotspots’ In Libya To Find Genuine Asylum Seekers
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced his country will set up processing 'hotspots' in Libya for asylum...
Ohio Seeking Experts To Probe Fatal Amusement Ride Accident
A deadly accident in which a ride at the Ohio State Fair broke apart mid-air was a "nightmare," officials said...
US Inmate Sentenced For Threatening To Kill Obama
A 32-year-old prison inmate and Muslim convert from Massachusetts has been sentenced to three years behind bars for...
P&G Reports Better Results As It Fends Off Activist Challenge
Procter & Gamble, seeking to fend off a challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz, Thursday pointed to...
Trump Golfing Prowess Gets A Flattering Revision
President Donald Trump is pretty handy with a golf club, but his prowess appears to have just received a significant...
Despite De-Escalation Deal, Syrians Still Waiting For Aid
Nearly three months after Russia, Iran and Turkey reached a deal on de-escalating the war in Syria, hundreds of...
Arab League Chief Says Israel Risks Igniting ‘religious War’
The head of the Arab League warned Thursday that Israeli attempts to control highly sensitive religious sites in...
No Changes Yet To US Military Transgender Policy
The US military's top officer directed military heads on Thursday not to implement any changes to current policy on...