Articles by Kwame Mensah
Hong Kong Protesters Stage Sit-In Ahead of Xi Visit
Pro-democracy protesters climbed a statue in Hong Kong Wednesday and staged a sit-in ahead of a visit by President Xi...
Japan-EU Trade Negotiations At Crucial Moment
Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Japan's foreign...
Bollywood’s ‘Dangal’ Sets New Benchmarks For Success Abroad
Bollywood star Aamir Khan's hit wrestling movie "Dangal" has become the first Indian film to make 20 billion rupees,...
Afghan Teenager Has English Counties In A Spin
Afghanistan teenage leg spin ace Rashid Khan is being courted by two English counties according to Wednesday's Daily...
Myanmar Govt Defends Detention of Journalists
Myanmar's civilian government on Wednesday defended the detention of three journalists who were reporting on an armed...
Avoid Raw Fish Dishes During Your Holiday In Thailand!
You may think eating traditional dishes when you go abroad is custom – but you should think twice before doing so in...
Qatar Says Garcia Report ‘vindicates’ 2022 World Cup Bid
Qatar World Cup organisers said on Wednesday that the surprise publication of FIFA's Garcia report "vindicated the...
‘Veiled Women Our Pride’ Sparks Anger Against Indian State
Authorities in a deeply conservative Indian state were accused Wednesday of reinforcing entrenched gender...
Hong Kong Cops Jailed For Beating Protester Released On Bail
Three Hong Kong police officers who were jailed for beating a protester during mass pro-democracy Umbrella Movement...
Global Wave of Cyberattacks Hit India’s Largest Port
A wave of cyberattacks wreaking havoc across computer systems worldwide disrupted operations at India's largest...
Japan Carrier Forces Wheelchair-Bound Man To Crawl Onto Plane
A Japanese budget airline apologised Wednesday for forcing a wheelchair-bound man to crawl up a set of stairs to board...
Sri Lanka Eye Redemption Against Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka are looking to pick themselves up as the series against Zimbabwe begins this week in Galle after a string of...
Philips Buys US Cardiac-Implant Firm For 1.9 Bln Euros
Dutch electronics giant Philips Wednesday announced it was buying for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) a specialist US...
Qatar Slams Saudi Refusal To Negotiate
Qatar on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending a...
Taiwan Offers Cancer Treatment To China Dissident Liu
Taiwan said Wednesday that it was willing to offer cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo treatment after prison...
Soaring Costs Threaten Games Future, IOC Warns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday praised Japanese organisers for slashing costs for the 2020...
Chinese Woman Avoids Jail After Tossing Coins At Plane
An elderly passenger who threw coins at the engine of a plane at a Shanghai airport for good luck will not face police...
Hong Kong’s Vital Statistics
As Hong Kong prepares to mark 20 years since it was handed back to China by colonial power Britain, we take a look at...
Hong Kong’s Allure Fading In Mainland China
When Naomi Wu was a teenager, she and her friends would ride the train from mainland China to Hong Kong several times a...
Nepal Holds Landmark Polls In Troubled South
Nepal's troubled south began voting Wednesday in the first local elections for two decades, a key stage in the...