Articles by Kwame Mensah
Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...
Carrefour Pulls Dog Meat From Shelves In China
French retailer Carrefour has removed dog meat products from two supermarkets in China after an outcry from animal...
Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency
Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...
Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being...
Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency
Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...
UN Decries ‘staggering Loss of Civilian Life’ In Raqa
United Nations war crimes investigators expressed alarm Wednesday at the "staggering" number of civilian deaths as...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being...
UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud
The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...
UN Decries ‘staggering Loss of Civilian Life’ In Raqa
United Nations war crimes investigators expressed alarm Wednesday at the "staggering" number of civilian deaths as...
Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Lee Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of...
UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud
The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...
Indonesians Decry IS ‘lies’ After Fleeing Syria’s Raqa
When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa, she says she thought she was...
Singapore Rocked By Open Feud In Lee Family
Tightly-ruled Singapore was rocked by an unprecedented political drama Wednesday when a feud between the children of...
Anti-Trump Gunman Attacks US Lawmakers, Dies In Shootout
A rifle-wielding opponent of President Donald Trump opened fire on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game...
Indonesians Decry IS ‘lies’ After Fleeing Syria’s Raqa
When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa, she says she thought she was...
Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...
Anti-Trump Gunman Attacks US Lawmakers, Dies In Shootout
A rifle-wielding opponent of President Donald Trump opened fire on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game...
Gasoline Prices Drag Down US Inflation, Retail In May
Falling US gasoline prices drove inflation and retail sales down in May, defying expectations and raising more...
Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...