Articles by Kwame Mensah
Rare Protest On Thai Student Leader’s Arrest Anniversary
Anti-junta activists staged a rare protest in Thailand on Thursday demanding the release of a prominent student leader...
US-Led Coalition Building Jihadist Database
The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group is building a database of foreign fighters to track jihadists...
Hundreds Gather For the Funeral of Otto Warmbier
Friends and family members are gathering in Ohio to say goodbye to an American student who just six died days after...
US Jobless Claims Nudge Higher In Mid-June But Remain Low
New claims for US jobless benefits edged slightly higher in mid-June, but the record streak of low levels continued,...
Facebook Offers Indian Women Tools To Protect Privacy
Facebook has introduced new security features for women using the social media platform in India, including the ability...
India’s Share of Cricket Revenue Hiked To $405m
India's share of world cricket revenues will increase from $293 to $405 million under a new deal agreed at a meeting of...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by Saudi...
‘Trump Factor’ Seen In Naming of New Saudi Crown Prince
Closer ties between Saudi Arabia and US President Donald Trump's administration helped pave the way for a succession...
UN Experts Urge Egypt To Halt Executions After ‘flawed Trials’
A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday demanded that Egypt halt the planned executions of six men sentenced to...
India Protests Threaten Darjeeling Tea Industry
Protests that have shut down Darjeeling in eastern India threaten to derail the tea harvest just as the leaves are at...
Sri Lanka’s Malinga In Hot Water Over ‘monkey’ Comment
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga faced an investigation Thursday after he compared a government minister to a...
IS Destroys Iconic Mosul Minaret As Iraqi Forces Advance
Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate...
Top S.Africa Court Okays Secret Ballots In Zuma No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's highest court on Thursday ruled that lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in...
Ghanaians Take Aim At Corruption
Ghana's government is facing growing calls to keep its promises after it won elections on a pledge to stamp out...
UAE Runs ‘informal Prisons’ In Yemen
The United Arab Emirates runs at least two "informal detention facilities" in Yemen and has reportedly transferred...
Wanda Shares Suspended After Rumours Trigger Drop
Shares in a film unit of Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group were suspended from trading in Shenzhen after a...
Iran’s Zagros Airlines Agrees To Buy 28 Airbus Planes
Iran's Zagros Airlines has agreed to buy 28 planes from Airbus, the European aircraft maker said on Thursday at the...
Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar
Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit by...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
Removing Assad No Longer Priority In Syria
France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President...