Articles by Kwame Mensah
US Balks At ‘abortion’ Mention In UN Call To Fight Abuse of Women
The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning abuse and discrimination of women, but...
Senate’s Obamacare Replacement Bill Will Cut Medicaid, Defund Abortion
Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases...
Afghanistan To Hold Delayed Parliamentary Polls In July 2018
Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on July 7, 2018, the top polling official said Thursday,...
France’s Altice USA Rallies In New York Market Debut
Altice USA shares rallied Thursday in their New York market debut after the telecom group controlled by French...
India Drops Sedition Charges Against Villagers Over Pakistan Win
Indian police said Thursday that 15 Muslims arrested for celebrating a recent Pakistani cricket victory over India...
Near Syria’s Raqa, Makeshift Clinic Scrambles To Save Lives
An armoured car screeches up to the field clinic outside the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa and unloads a...
Anger In Nigeria’s South Over Oil Spill Clean-Up Delay
Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from...
Gaza Restarts Power Station As Egypt Fuel Eases Crisis
The Gaza Strip's sole power station has been fired up again, the energy authority in the Palestinian enclave said...
French Farmer Detained Again For Helping Migrants
A French farmer who became a symbol of the migrant crisis for helping Africans sneak across the border from Italy has...
Senate Republicans To Unveil Health Care Bill
US Senate Republicans were preparing to finally unveil their health care overhaul Thursday aimed at fulfilling...
EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees
The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that amount...
Israeli Woman Wins Discrimination Case Over Airline Seat
An 83-year-old woman has won a lawsuit against Israel's national airline after being asked to move seats on a...
Indian ‘spy’ On Death Row In Pakistan Seeks Clemency
An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's...
Morocco Protest Leader ‘beaten’ During Arrest
The leader of a protest movement in northern Morocco was "severely" beaten and verbally abused by police during his...
Safety Fears Raised Over Qatar World Cup Death
An initial investigation into a British worker's death at a Qatar World Cup stadium has raised concerns over the...
Qatar Airways Seeks 10% Stake In American Airlines
Qatar Airways has notified American Airlines it wants to buy about a 10 percent stake in the US carrier, which...
Benin Protestors Rally Against President’s Liberalisation Drive
Over a thousand people took to the streets of Benin's economic capital of Cotonou on Thursday to protest against...
Mourners Gather For US Student Jailed By N. Korea
A long line of mourners waited to enter funeral services early Thursday for Otto Warmbier, the US student imprisoned in...
Five Killed In Car Bomb At Mogadishu Police Station
Five people were killed and 10 were wounded Thursday when a car packed with explosives rammed into the wall of a police...
7 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Eastern DR Congo
At least seven militants were killed Thursday in clashes with troops involving heavy weapons in a city in Democratic...