Articles by Kwame Mensah
Stock Markets Buoyed Before Fed Update
World stock markets climbed Wednesday, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve's US interest rate decision as corporate...
Indian State Leader Resigns In Potential Boost For Modi
The leader of India's eastern Bihar state resigned from his post on Wednesday in a surprise move widely expected to...
Eight Dead In Lagos Building Collapse
Eight people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed after heavy rains in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos,...
UN Chief Warns Central Africa Could Plunge Back Into Conflict
A new bout of violence in the Central African Republic that has killed nine peacekeepers this year risks derailing...
New Japan Kit Kat Factory Opens To Meet Exotic Flavour Demand
Wasabi and Okinawan sweet potato may not be everyone's preferred type of Kit Kat but booming demand for exotic flavours...
Poland Accused EU of BLACKMAIL It Over Court Reforms
The EU has warned Poland it will suspend its voting rights if it pushes ahead with controversial court reforms,...
US New Home Sales Rise In June But Prices Retreat From Record
Sales of new US homes rose slightly in June, hitting their highest level in three months, as demand for housing...
UN Names Experts For DR Congo Massacres Probe
The United Nations named three international experts on Wednesday to investigate atrocities in the Kasai region of the...
Coach Longs For International Cricket To Return To Pakistan
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said Wednesday he hoped a proposed tour of the World XI to the South Asian country would...
Woman Held At S.Africa Airport For Rhino Horn Smuggling
South African police Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old woman with 20 kilogrammes of rhino horn before boarding a flight...
Trump Says Transgender People Barred From US Military
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military,...
Pakistan Police Arrest Village Council For Ordering Rape
Fourteen members of a Pakistani village council have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl as...
Priest’s Killers Failed To Divide France, Says Macron
Two teenagers who murdered an elderly French priest a year ago, after pledging loyalty to the Islamic State group,...
Bienvenue! French Zoo Announces First Ever Panda Pregnancy
Delighted French zoo officials were bursting with joy Wednesday at the news their female panda is pregnant -- a first...
Bangladeshi Twins Born Joined At Skull To Undergo Surgery
Bangladeshi twins born conjoined at the skull will undergo a difficult and potentially dangerous operation to separate...
Boeing Boosts 2017 Forecast As It Returns To Q2 Profitability
Boeing reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings Wednesday and lifted its full-year profit forecast, citing a...
Zimbabwe’s New Law On Judges Angers Mugabe Critics
A bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to appoint senior judges sparked outrage Wednesday from Zimbabwean opposition...
China Warns Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit
Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African...
Israeli Removal of Holy Site Metal Detectors Not Enough
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed Israel's removal of metal detectors from a highly...
Tripoli Asks Italy To Help Fight Traffickers In Libyan Waters
Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has appealed to Italy to send ships into Libyan territorial waters to...