Articles by Kwame Mensah
Chinese Gays Hear Wedding Bells As Taiwan Move Fuels Hope
Chatting excitedly as they try on their Chinese imperial-themed wedding outfits, Ren Weilian and Zhu Tiantian are as...
N. Zealand Back To Challenge USA In America’s Cup ‘heavyweight’ Clash
Skipper Jimmy Spithill is gearing up for "one hell of a fight" when he leads Oracle Team USA in defense of the...
Iraqis Hunt For Their Cars In Devastated Post-IS Mosul
Saliha Sultan searches in vain for the family car among mounds of charred car skeletons and mangled trucks blocking...
Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?
In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...
Trump’s Tough Cuba Line Scores Big In Little Havana
President Donald Trump's new measures restricting some trade and travel with Cuba did not go very far in practical...
Gated Compounds Keep the Rich Away From Cairo’s Chaos
Guards check drivers' papers to keep out uninvited guests from gated compounds where Egypt's rich can escape the chaos...
Saudi-Qatar Crisis Puts Syria Rebels In Tricky Position
A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say,...
Rodman Hails North Korea Visit As A ‘good Trip’
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed in Beijing Saturday after a visit to North Korea, describing the...
Scandal-Hit S.Korea Justice Minister Nominee Bows Out
A scandal-hit law professor bowed out of the running to become South Korea's justice minister Saturday over his...
Wounded Vietnamese Hostage Rescued In the Philippines
Philippine troops have rescued a Vietnamese sailor held hostage for seven months by Islamist militants in the country's...
Drop-Goal Drama As Fiji Pip Italy In Suva Test
Fiji conjured a dramatic drop goal after the full-time siren to defeat Italy 22-19 in a one-off Test in Suva on...
Katy Perry Makes Twitter History With 100 Million Followers
Pop superstar Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter, the...
One-Time Niagara Falls Survivor Dies After Apparent Repeat Stunt
The first person to survive a death-defying plunge into Niagara Falls without protection has died after apparently...
Pakistan Rape Victim Attends US Opera Inspired By Her Story
Fifteen years after her horrific gang rape by a local clan in her village in Pakistan, Mukhtar Mai is reliving her...
Scotland Upset Wallabies In Cliff-Hanger Test
Scotland dug deep to pull off a 24-19 victory and end a run of close defeats against Australia in a gripping rugby...
Putin Says US Sanctions Will ‘complicate Relations’
New US sanctions on Russia approved by the Senate will complicate the countries' relations, Russian President Vladimir...
More Than 900 Migrants Rescued Off Libya
The Libyan coastguard has rescued more than 900 African and Asian migrants attempting to reach Europe, a navy spokesman...
Luxury On the Rails In Train-Mad Japan
Japan's latest super-deluxe train left the station Saturday with a select group of passengers who paid thousands of...
AU Concern Over Djibouti-Eritrea Border Tensions
The African Union on Saturday urged "restraint" as tensions intensified between Djibouti and Eritrea over a disputed...
India Police Fire Tear Gas To Curb Darjeeling Protests
Baton-wielding police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in eastern India's hill resort of Darjeeling...