Articles by Kwame Mensah
Beijing’s South China Sea Outposts Nearly Set For Missile…
Three of Beijing's outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military...
From Trump, Provocative Tweets and Taunts Are Nothing New
US President Donald Trump's brutal personal attack Thursday on television host Mika Brzezinski drew sharp and instant...
Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan
Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said...
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
US Warns China Over Hong Kong Freedoms
The United States urged China Thursday to respect civil liberties in Hong Kong, including press freedom, as the...
Ex-Bosses Stand Trial Over 2011 Fukushima Crisis
Three former executives at the operator of Fukushima's power plant start their trial Friday on the only criminal...
Court Says NY Skyscraper Linked To Iran Can Be Seized
The Piaget Building at 650 5th Avenue in New York may be seized by the US government, as the building's owners' link to...
US, European Stocks Tumble; Euro Hits 13-Month High
US and European stocks tumbled Thursday amid unease over hawkish commentary from central banks, while the euro rose to...
IOM Says 600 Migrants Saved From Niger In Three Months
Some 600 West African migrants heading for Europe have been saved since April from the Niger desert after being...
Republicans Scramble To Revise Faltering Health Care Bill
US Senate Republicans, facing potential collapse of their "Obamacare" repeal effort, were making last-gasp changes...
UN Agrees To Draw Down Darfur Peacekeeping Force
The UN Security Council on Thursday agreed to a major drawdown of peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled region of Darfur...
NY Declares ‘state of Emergency’ For Subway System
New York's governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America's biggest city in a "state of...
US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Bank For Illegal N.Korea Activity
The US Treasury Department on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Chinese bank over illicit activities in North Korea,...
US Meets World Cup Football Nemesis Ghana Ahead of Gold Cup
A United States national team that's unbeaten since Bruce Arena replaced Jurgen Klinsmann as coach entertains World Cup...
Not Lovin It! McDonald’s Shuts 41 of Its 55 Delhi Restaurants
McDonald's India said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a...
Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial...
Burundi Warns New UN Envoy Against Opposition Bias
Burundi on Thursday said it has "faith" in the new UN envoy to the crisis-hit country but warned Michel Kafando against...
2020 Is the Deadline To Avert Climate Catastrophe, Experts Claim
A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves...
South Korean President Lobbies US Leaders On North Korea Policy
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In lobbied US leaders on Thursday to back his policy of engagement with North...
Instagram Enlists AI To Filter Nasty Comments
Instagram on Thursday said it is using artificial intelligence to filter nasty comments and spam at the popular...