Articles by Kwame Mensah
‘Multiple Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Bank In South Afghanistan’
A powerful car bomb Thursday struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city when civilian and military government...
Civilian Killed At Funeral For Slain Kashmir Rebels
A civilian was killed and several wounded Thursday in Indian-administered Kashmir when security forces opened fire on a...
Japan Politician Retracts ‘starve North Koreans’ Call
A Japanese governor has retracted his call for North Koreans to be "starved to death" if Pyongyang were to target his...
Heavy Clashes Rock City In Eastern DR Congo
Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with residents reporting the...
Defence Minister Accuses Abbas of Wanting Israel-Hamas War
Israel's defence minister on Thursday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of trying to spark a fresh conflict...
Philippine Star Charice Announces New Transgender Name
US television star and music sensation Charice Pempengco of the Philippines has announced a new transgender identity,...
Compensation For Guam WWII Atrocity Survivors
The US government has launched a compensation scheme for survivors of Japanese atrocities in Guam, 73 years after...
India To Run Extra Eid Flights To Qatar Due To Embargo
India has asked two domestic carriers to run extra flights to Doha ahead of the Eid holiday to help citizens stranded...
Tycoon Backs Charges Against Ousted S. Korea President
A top South Korean business tycoon on Thursday in court backed prosecutors allegations that the ousted South Korean...
Funeral To Be Held For US Student Imprisoned By N. Korea
Otto Warmbier, the US college student imprisoned for more than a year by North Korea and sent back home in a coma that...
Queiroz, From Man Utd Enforcer To Mr. World Cup
Carlos Queiroz was once Alex Ferguson's formidable number two at Manchester United, but he has now carved out a new...
N. Korea Calls Trump A ‘psychopath’
North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of...
Taiwan’s Foxconn Says Toshiba Deal ‘not Over’
The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Thursday its pursuit of Toshiba "is not yet over", a day after the...
Man Stopped On Thai Border With Orangutans, Tortoises, Raccoons
Thai wildlife officers have arrested a Malaysian man attempting to smuggle two baby orangutans, 51 tortoises and six...
Russell Crowe To Lead New Asian Film Jury In Australia
Hollywood star Russell Crowe will chair a jury to decide the best Asian production at Australia's annual film awards...
In Syria’s Besieged Douma, Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins
The scene in Syria's besieged rebel-held town of Douma is almost surreal -- tables laden with food to break the Ramadan...
Toothpick Crossbow Craze Has China Quivering
Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but anxious parents want...
Starvation Looms As Food Runs Out In Drought-Hit Ethiopia
The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and...
Anti-Fur Protesters Disrupt Kors Event In New York
Anti-fur protesters stormed on stage with Michael Kors in New York on Wednesday, briefly disrupting a ticketed event at...
Angolan VP To Be Tried For Corruption In Portugal
Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente will face trial in Portugal over allegations he bribed a magistrate to drop two...