Articles by Kwame Mensah
US First Quarter Growth Revised Up To 1.4%
The US economy grew slightly faster than originally reported in the first three months of the year, on stronger...
Trump Launches Personal Attack On ‘crazy, Low IQ’ Female Journalist
President Donald Trump on Thursday launched a brutal personal attack on MSNBC journalist Mika Brzezinski, after she...
US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...
Death Toll In Pakistan Oil Tanker Inferno Rises To 174
The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in central Pakistan has risen to 174, officials said Thursday, including...
Botswana Bans Export of Donkey Products
Botswana's government has moved to crack down on the multi-billion dollar trade in donkey skins following a spate of...
India Eyes Sale of Its Debt-Laden Airline
New Delhi is hoping to privatise Air India to make the ailing national carrier more competitive, but experts say debts...
Walgreens To Buy Half of Rite Aid Stores For $5.2 Bn
US pharmacy chain Walgreens announced a new deal on Thursday to buy half of competitor Rite Aid's stores for nearly...
S.Africa’s ANC Seeks To ‘self-Correct’ At Policy Meet
South Africa's ruling ANC party will look to "self-correct" at a six-day meeting starting Friday, a senior official...
Virtual Reality Girlfriends You Can FEEL Unveiled In Japan
It is Saturday night and you want to have a date with someone special, but you're too tired to get off the sofa....
Qatar’s Defence Minister To Visit Turkey Amid Base Controversy
The defence minister of Qatar is to visit its ally Turkey on Friday, state media reported, as Ankara resists pressure...
Governor Tells Ill Nigerian President To Quit
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday faced a fresh call to quit, nearly two months after he left the...
Ten Killed In Pakistan Chairlift Accident
Ten people were killed and two others injured when a chairlift cable broke, sending riders plunging into a ravine in a...
China Sends Aircraft Carrier To Hong Kong For Anniversary
A Chinese aircraft carrier is steaming towards Hong Kong for celebrations marking 20 years since Britain gave back the...
Syria Christians Take On IS In Raqa
An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan's pickup truck as he speeds through Syria's...
Yemen Troops, Rebels Killed In Battle For Central Province
Six soldiers were killed in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, as government forces seek to cement their...
True Romance In the Air At Tokyo Virtual Reality Show
It is Saturday night and you want to have a date with someone special, but you're too tired to get off the sofa....
US Embassy Warns Women Against Using Tuk-Tuks In Sri Lanka
The US embassy in Colombo warned Thursday its citizens visiting Sri Lanka to avoid travelling alone in tuk-tuks after a...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not...
China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism
China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist...