Articles by Kwame Mensah
Killing People Over Cows ‘not Acceptable’, Says India’s Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned on Thursday a string of murders targeting minorities under the pretext of...
Iraqi Rescuers In Perilous Search For Mosul Missing
With snipers lurking on rooftops and bombs hidden in the rubble, rescue workers are risking their lives in a desperate...
EU ‘more Determined’ Than Ever To Fight Climate Change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight climate change after...
India’s Modi Condemns Killings In Name of Cow Worship
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped...
Egypt Slashes Fuel Subsidies In IMF-Backed Reform
Egypt announced a new sharp increase in fuel prices on Thursday, as it slashes government subsidies in a tough...
Nobel Winner Liu Wants Cancer Treatment Abroad, Friends Say
Terminally-ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo wants Chinese authorities to let him get treatment abroad, friends say, as...
S. Korea To Offer North Treaty For Denuclearisation
South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, a...
Dubai Ruler Takes To Verse To Urge Qatar Turnabout
The ruler of Dubai has taken to verse to urge Qatar to concede to the demands of Saudi Arabia and its allies for an end...
Sony To Start Spinning Vinyl After 30-Year Hiatus
Three decades after it abandoned vinyl production, Sony says it will start making records again on the back of surging...
China’s Men Pull Out of Australian Open Table Tennis
The powerful China men's table tennis team on Thursday pulled out of next week's Australian Open, deepening a crisis...
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Muslim Teen’s Murder
Indian police said Thursday they have arrested four people over the murder of a 15-year-old boy on a train, the latest...
NGOs File Rwanda Genocide Lawsuit Against French Bank BNP
Three non-governmental associations said Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas accusing the bank...
No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan
NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is...
Lions To Target Sonny Bill In Second Test
The British and Irish Lions have Sonny Bill Williams in their sights in the second Test against the All Blacks in...
Japan Cops On the Hunt For Shareholder-Meeting Crooks
About 1,000 police fanned out across Tokyo on Thursday in a dragnet aimed at nabbing gangsters notorious for extorting...
Former Israeli PM Olmert Granted Early Prison Release
A parole committee has decided to grant early release to Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a...
Mongolia Changes Presidential Runoff Date To July 7
Mongolia's first-ever presidential runoff has been brought forward by two days to July 7 due to a traditional sporting...
Rare Siamese Crocodile Eggs Found In Cambodia
Conservationists in Cambodia have found a nest with 19 eggs from one of the world's most endangered crocodiles,...
Italy Threatens To BAN Migrant Vessels Amid ‘unsustainable’ Influx
Italy has threatened to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with...
Only the Brave Will Take On Air India, Says Billionaire
Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra said he was not brave enough to take on debt-laden Air India after the government...