Articles by Kwame Mensah
US Oil Firm Halliburton To Pay $30 Mn To Settle Angola Bribery Case
Oil field services giant Halliburton will pay nearly $30 million to resolve allegations of bribery in Angola, US...
Netanyahu Wants Execution of Palestinian Who Stabbed To Death 3…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the execution of a Palestinian who stabbed to death three...
US Attorney General Head To El Salvador, Amid Trump Scorn
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions headed to El Salvador on Thursday for meetings on law enforcement cooperation,...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Becomes World’s Richest Person
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech...
England 149-4 Against South Africa In 3rd Test
England's Alastair Cook in action during the first day of the third Test against South Africa at The Oval in London, on...
Mugabe’s Wife Calls For Him To Name Successor
President Robert Mugabe's wife Thursday urged her 93-year-old husband to name his chosen successor, fuelling renewed...
Scaramucci Upends White House Balance of Power
Fast-talking Anthony Scaramucci's appointment to a top White House post looks set to transform the balance of power in...
What Next After Trump’s Military Transgender Ban?
President Donald Trump's announcement that transgender troops are no longer welcome in the US military caught the...
Iran In ‘successful’ Test of Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US...
Jordan King Calls For Israeli Embassy Shooter To Face Trial
Jordan's king on Thursday called for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure a security guard who killed...
Clashes Between Palestinians, Israeli Police At Jerusalem Holy…
Violent clashes have erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site as thousands of...
Subscription Gains Help Put NY Times In Profit Column
The New York Times Co. said Thursday gains in paid digital subscriptions and stronger online advertising revenues...
Nobel Laureate Yunus Cancels Meet In Bangladesh
Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus Thursday cancelled an international conference of social business entrepreneurs...
Kashmiri Militant Named Head of New Al-Qaeda-Linked Group
A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan...
Anglo American Sets Aside $101m For Silicosis Claims
British miner Anglo American has set aside $101 million (87 million euros) to cover potential damages for former South...
IMF Urges US To ‘protect’ Gains Won Under Obamacare
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday weighed into the US health care debate, urging the Trump administration to...
India Frees Frenchwoman Wanted For Chile Assassination
India on Thursday freed Frenchwoman Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven, wanted in Chile in connection with the assassination of...
Muslims Enter Jerusalem Holy Site For First Time In Two Weeks
Palestinians ended a boycott and entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site for the first time in two weeks Thursday after...
Italy Moving Quickly On Plan To Deploy Ships To Libya
An Italian government plan to deploy vessels in Libyan territorial waters to help fight human trafficking will be...
After Rwanda, Now Togo Looks To Join the Commonwealth
Diplomatic talks and visits by experts are gathering pace in Togo as the former French colony looks to follow another...