Articles by Kwame Mensah
Saudis To Host Women’s Professional Squash Event
Saudi Arabia will stage a women's squash tournament later this year with world champion Nour El Sherbini and eight-time...
Thousands of Yogis Search For Serenity In Times Square
Thousands of yoga aficionados celebrated the summer solstice amid the neon lights and cacophony of Times Square...
Diageo Buys George Clooney’s Tequila Casamigos For $1bn
Diageo, the British maker of alcoholic drinks, said Wednesday it had agreed to buy Casamigos, an upscale tequila brand...
Republican Win In Georgia Gives Trump Breathing Room
Finally, some good news for Donald Trump: battling dismal approval ratings, the US president on Wednesday relished a...
US Congressman’s Shooter Had List of Six Lawmakers
The gunman who shot four people including a senior US lawmaker last week near Washington had kept a list of six members...
Shocking Moment Woman Attacked By Man On Turkish Bus Because of Shorts
A woman was slapped while she sat on a bus in Turkey after a man allegedly asked her if she was not 'ashamed' to wear...
Young People In China Flock To Take Courses In Becoming A Viral Star
When you ask someone what they'd like their career to be, it used to be a doctor or a football player but now young...
Intel Becomes Top Olympic Partner After McDonald’s Split
Just days after splitting with long-term partner McDonald's, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday...
In the Red Sea, Coral Reefs Can Take the Heat of Climate Change
In the azure waters of the Red Sea, Maoz Fine and his team dive to study what may be the planet's most unique coral:...
US Watchdog Decries Woodland Uniforms For Afghan Army
The Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the Afghanistan army a woodland camouflage uniform that was apparently...
Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village
Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...
Court Gives Lagos Poor Demolition Reprieve
Impoverished fishing communities in Nigeria's financial capital, Lagos, celebrated a court ruling on Wednesday that...
Kalanick, Uber’s Disruptive Driving Force
Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most...
Turkey Says Liberal German Mosque ‘incompatible’ With Islam
Turkey's religious affairs agency has expressed distaste over a new mosque in Berlin where men and women mingle freely,...
US Existing Home Sales Rebound In May As Prices Rise
Sales of existing homes rebounded in May after April's surprise dip, and prices edged higher, according to industry...
Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush
Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...
Egypt Top Court Suspends All Rulings On Islands Transfer
Egypt's top court on Wednesday suspended all previous rulings on whether Cairo can transfer two Red Sea islands to...
UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a...
No Autopsy For US Student Detained By N. Korea
The family of Otto Warmbier has asked that no autopsy be performed on the body of the US student who died days after...
Former Indian Judge Arrested After 40 Days On the Run
A former judge who led police on a 40-day manhunt across India has been arrested and jailed on contempt charges after a...