Articles by Kwame Mensah
Iraq Suicide Blast ‘kills 9’ In Anbar Province
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a town in western Iraq on Friday, killing at least eight civilians and a soldier,...
North Korea Denies Torturing US Student Warmbier
North Korea Friday denied torturing or mistreating Otto Warmbier, the US student who died after being released from the...
New York Conductor Gilbert To Lead Hamburg’s Ambitious Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic's outgoing music director Alan Gilbert was named Friday to lead the NDR Elbphilharmonie...
Russia Warships and Sub Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria
Two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at Islamic State group targets in Syria,...
Pakistan’s Fakhar Goes From Village Pariah To ‘lord’
Fakhar Zaman was once banned from playing cricket in his village and beaten by his brothers because he was simply too...
North Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test
North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official...
Myanmar Releases Nearly 70 More Child Soldiers
Myanmar's military released 67 child soldiers on Friday, its first discharge this year as part of a slow process to end...
Botswana’s Former President Ketumile Masire Dies
Botswana's former president Sir Ketumile Masire, the southern African country's second post-independence leader and who...
China’s Top Diplomat Holds Talks With Trump On N. Korea
China's top diplomat told Donald Trump that Beijing was willing to keep working with Washington to defuse tensions on...
Top Khmer Rouge Leader Denies Genocide At Close of UN-Backed Trial
One of the top surviving leaders of Cambodia's ruthless Khmer Rouge regime on Friday denied genocide charges and...
Pakistan’s Cricketer Fakhar Goes From Village Pariah To ‘lord’
Fakhar Zaman was once banned from playing cricket in his village and beaten by his brothers because he was simply too...
Eagles Aim To Knock Canada Off Rugby World Cup Perch
Canada is hoping to continue its dominance over the United States in World Cup qualifying when they square off Saturday...
China’s Xi Visit To Hong Kong Confirmed
President Xi Jinping will come to Hong Kong next week to mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by...
Bollywood Star Khan’s Latest Eid Release Hits Screens
Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan's latest movie opened in Indian cinemas Friday but film analysts are sceptical it will...
Myanmar’s Muslims Mark Ramadan Out In the Cold
Huddled under umbrellas to escape a thundering monsoon downpour, dozens of Muslims stood in line at a Yangon mosque for...
Beijing Shopkeepers Protest Evictions
Over 100 shopkeepers at a popular Beijing market held a rare street protest Friday against what they call unreasonable...
At Least Five Dead In SW Pakistan Explosion
An explosion targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city on Friday killed at least five people...
Under-Pressure Wallabies Wary of Italian Tricks
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said he is expecting surprises from unpredictable Italy in Saturday's Test in Brisbane...
Australian Cricketers Urge ’emergency Mediation’ As Deadline Looms
The Australian players' union called for "emergency mediation" on Friday with Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland...
Two Bali Escaped Inmates Captured In East Timor
Two foreign inmates who tunnelled their way out of a Bali prison have been captured in East Timor, police said Friday,...