Articles by Kwame Mensah
Mosul Victory Announcement In ‘next Few Days’
Iraq will declare victory in the eight-month battle to retake second city Mosul from jihadists in the "next few days,"...
Indian Teen Pirouettes From Mumbai Slum To US Ballet School
A teenager from a Mumbai slum is closer to fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer after being...
Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be...
Shanghai SIPG Coach Villas-Boas, Hulk Banned Over Oscar Protests
Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas and Brazilian striker Hulk were suspended for two Chinese Super League games on...
Japan Reveals Plans To Put A Man On Moon By 2030
Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's...
Five Militants Blow Themselves Up During Raids In Lebanon
Seven Lebanese soldiers were wounded on Friday as five militants blew themselves up and a sixth threw a grenade during...
Indian Opposition To Boycott Tax Launch
Indian opposition vowed Friday to boycott the launch of the government's new national tax, adding to the strain ahead...
Indian Minister Mocked For Urinating In Public
A government minister was mocked on social media for urinating in public despite the prime minister's flagship public...
Opium and Bananas Banned For Hong Kong Military Parade
Opium, umbrellas and fruit were all banned for reporters covering Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to a military...
Warburton ‘gutted’ If Lions Tours Axed
Rival captains Sam Warburton and Kieran Read have given strong backing to future British and Irish Lions tours...
US Travel Ban ‘truly Shameful’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the new US ban on travellers from six mainly Muslim...
Australia’s Cricket Pay Dispute Set To Miss Deadline
Cricket Australia and the country's players looked set to miss a deadline to resolve a pay dispute on Friday,...
‘Money’ On His Mind As Pacquiao Faces Former Teacher
Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao faces unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn in Sunday's world welterweight title...
Room Service? Xi Takes Over Hong Kong Luxury Hotels
China's President Xi Jinping will want for nothing during his three-day visit to Hong Kong after taking over two entire...
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...
Now Or Never For Lions Against All Blacks
The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday's all-or-nothing second Test against New Zealand knowing they must win the...
Japan Men Find True Love With Sex Dolls
When the spark went out of Masayuki Ozaki's marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void -- a...
Philippines’ Duterte Rides High After ‘rough’ First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking...
Catholic Church Rallies Behind Pell After Sex Charges
Australia's Catholic leaders have spoken out in support of Cardinal George Pell describing the Vatican finance chief as...
S.Africa’s ‘White Zulu’ Johnny Clegg Bids Fans Goodbye
After nearly four decades of foot-stomping music that challenged South Africa's apartheid regime and promoted racial...