Articles by Kwame Mensah
Wall Street Journal Sacks Top Reporter Over Ethics Violations
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired a top correspondent over ethics violations after a news agency investigation...
Jury Acquits Former US Cop In Fatal Shooting of Black Man
A former Wisconsin police officer was acquitted Wednesday in the fatal shooting of an African-American man, a killing...
Trump Aide Kushner Has ‘productive’ Talks With Israel PM
US President Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner had a "productive" meeting with Israel's Prime...
Jackie Kennedy Watch Fetches Nearly $380K In New York
An engraved gold Cartier watch given to Jacqueline Kennedy and a reciprocal thank-you painting from the former first...
Pentagon Chief Blasts N.Korea Over US Student Who Died
North Korea's treatment of an American student who died after being released from detention in a coma was inhuman and...
Deep In Mosul, US Forces Support Iraq’s Fight
In a once-plush house in west Mosul, a handful of US soldiers watch on as an Iraqi commander barks orders over the...
Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave C. Africa
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home...
IS Blows Up Mosul Mosque Where Baghdadi Announced ‘caliphate’
Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr...
Comedy Host Noah ‘stopped Eight-10 Times’ By US Police
Trevor Noah, one of the most prominent comedy hosts in the United States, has spoken out against the wider problem of...
Canada Urges Qatar To Fight Terror Financing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed "concern about the funding of terrorism" to the emir of Qatar on Wednesday,...
De Villiers Takes South Africa To 142-3 Against England
South Africa captain AB de Villiers top-scored for the Proteas as they were held to 142 for three by England in the...
Mali Delays Constitutional Referendum To Cool Tensions
Mali on Wednesday delayed a constitutional referendum due to be held on July 9 in the face of heavy political...
Trump Congratulates New Saudi Crown Prince, Raises Qatar Row
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...
Heavy Rains Have Killed 15 In Ivory Coast
The heavy rains drenching Ivory Coast since May have killed at least 15 people in the economic capital Abidjan and...
Saudis, Allies Have List of Demands For Qatar
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar, US Secretary of State Rex...
New Therapy For Macular Degeneration Shows Promise
An experimental treatment may significantly slow the progression of the blindness-causing disorder macular...
Ex-Haitian Coup Leader Guy Philippe Gets Nine Years In US Prison
A former Haitian coup leader and elected senator was sentenced to nine years in a US federal prison Wednesday after...
Police Officer Stabbed In Michigan Airport Attack
A police officer was stabbed at a Michigan airport early Wednesday, officials said, in what US authorities were...
Ioane Surprise In All Blacks To Face Lions
Rising star Rieko Ioane has replaced blockbusting wing Julian Savea while Kieran Read returns as captain in the All...
Afghan Taliban Release New Video of US, Australian Hostages
An American and an Australian have appeared in a second Taliban hostage video, nearly a year after they were kidnapped...