Articles by Kwame Mensah
Sweden Home To 2,000 Islamist Extremists, Says Spy Chief
Sweden is home to 2,000 Islamist extremists, the nation's intelligence chief revealed today - ten times the number...
Hundreds Practise Volcano Safety In DR Congo
More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated volcanic eruption...
Sudan’s Bashir Plans Maiden Russia Trip
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his...
Injured Nick Kyrgios Pulls Out of Wimbledon Opener
Nick Kyrgios suffered more injury woe as the Australian was forced to retire from his Wimbledon first round match...
Germany Urges Treatment For China’s Cancer-Stricken Liu Xiaobo
Germany on Monday urged China to allow terminally ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to quickly get the medical help he...
China’s Attempt To Launch One of World’s Most Powerful Rockets FAILS
China has announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit has been...
Qatar Hands Over Response To Saudi-Led Demands To Kuwait
Qatar on Monday handed its official response to a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies to the emir of Kuwait,...
Ex-Japan Policeman Breaks Records With Hello Kitty Collection
A 67-year-old former policeman with the world's biggest Hello Kitty collection has become the envy of little girls...
Trump, Merkel Plan To Meet Thursday Ahead of G20
US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plan to meet in Hamburg on Thursday, the eve of a Group...
South Africa Skipper Du Plessis To Miss First England Test
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is to miss the first Test with England which gets underway on Thursday due to...
Deadly Floods Hit Central, Southern China
Rainstorms have triggered floods across central and southern China, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their...
Total Signs Major Iran Gas Deal, Defying US Pressure
French energy giant Total was set to defy US pressure on Monday, signing a multi-billion-dollar gas deal with Iran, the...
Nigeria’s First Lady To Visit Ailing Husband In London
The wife of ailing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has left the country to visit him in London after first...
Militants Cling On To Hundreds of Buildings In Besieged Philippine…
Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern...
New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time
The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of...
Two Rebels Killed In Indian Kashmir Firefight
Two suspected rebels were killed and a civilian was critically wounded in a shootout with government forces in Indian...
Qatar To Respond After Arab Nations Extend Deadline
Qatar was to respond on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its allies gave a defiant Doha another 48 hours to accept a...
Maldives Opposition In Fresh Bid To Take Parliament
Maldives opposition parties on Monday launched a new bid to seize control of parliament through a third attempt to...
McCain-Led Delegation Visits Pakistan For Security Talks
A high-level US Senate delegation met Pakistan's top foreign affairs official and powerful military chief in Islamabad...
Sri Lanka Eyes Elephant Menace At Cricket Stadium
Sri Lanka is to deploy game wardens to stop wild elephants straying onto the pitch when the country hosts Zimbabwe for...