Articles by Kwame Mensah
Iraq Dent Japan’s World Cup Bid
Diminutive midfielder Mahdi Kamil's late equaliser jolted Japan's World Cup qualifying bid as they were held to an...
Five Men Suspected of Angola Plot Deny IS Allegiance
Five Angolan Muslims who have been in detention since December for spreading radical views online and allegedly...
UAE Score Last-Gasp Equaliser In Thai World Cup Qualifier
Ali Mabkhout's stoppage-time equaliser gave the United Arab Emirates a stay of execution but a 1-1 draw with Thailand...
Cholera Leaves Yemen Hospitals In Constant Code Black
At Yemen's Sabaeen Hospital, code black is an understatement: patients sleep three to a bed, on the bare floor or...
S. Africa Probes Pharmaceutical Giants Over Cancer Drug Pricing
South Africa's competition commission said Tuesday it had launched investigations into pharmaceutical giants Roche,...
US Fed Poised To Hike Despite Weak Inflation
The US Federal Reserve was due to begin a two-day review of monetary policy on Tuesday, with the second interest rate...
Deutsche Bank To Pay $170 Mn Private Suit Settlement In US
Germany's Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $170 million to settle a private lawsuit charging it conspired with other...
Netanyahu Says Does Not Want ‘escalation’ In Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he was not seeking an "escalation" in the Gaza Strip after his...
Jailed US Student Released In North Korea
North Korea has released 22-year-old American student Otto Warmbier from a 15-year sentence of hard labor, officials...
EU Sanctions Hungary, Poland, Czechs Over Refugees
The EU launched legal action Tuesday against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share...
Qatar Crisis Turns Hostile On Social Media
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Qatar and other Gulf countries has remained a peaceful one for now, but open warfare...
Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ
A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the...
IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria
The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where...
Egypt Parliament Committee Passes Saudi Islands Deal
A controversial agreement for Cairo to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia passed an Egyptian parliamentary...
Zimbabwe Bans Corn Imports After Bumper Crop
Zimbabwe has banned the import of corn after enjoying a bumper crop that authorities hope will be enough to feed the...
Iran Urges Gulf Peace Mechanism, Says Saudi Backing Militants
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called for a permanent mechanism in the Gulf to resolve crises...
Beijing Football Club Bows In Tearful Farewell To Ivory Coast’s…
Players from a Beijing football club bowed around the flag-draped coffin of their late Ivorian team-mate Cheick Tiote...
Germany To Welcome Two Giant Pandas
Two long-awaited giant pandas from China will arrive in Germany in two weeks time, with Berlin rolling out the red...
India’s Kohli Reclaims Top Spot In ODI Batting
Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday reclaimed the title of world's best one-day international batsman, buoyed by two...
Indian Tycoon Mallya Denies Charges At London Extradition Hearing
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya on Tuesday insisted he was innocent as he appeared at a court in London over an extradition...