Articles by Kwame Mensah
Qatar Central Bank Says Operating Normally Despite Crisis
Qatar's Central Bank said on Monday banking transactions at home and abroad were continuing normally despite the...
Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Mulls Jakarta Chopper Service
Indonesian executives weary of Jakarta's notorious traffic jams may in future be able to order a helicopter ride with...
Tunisians Protest For Right Not To Fast During Ramadan
Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting...
Hundreds of Climbers Reach Everest Peak In May
Nearly 450 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal side in May, officials said Monday, but poor...
World’s Most Powerful Console Xbox One X Unveiled By Microsoft At E3
The Xbox One X, dubbed the world's most powerful games console, has been unveiled by Microsoft at E3 in Los Angeles....
Moroccan Fossil Find Rearranges Homo Sapiens Family Tree
This week's unveiling of the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains has painted an excitingly chaotic picture of what Earth...
Taliban Deputy Leader Insists No Hand In Kabul Attacks
The head of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network has ruled out any involvement in a wave of deadly bombings in Kabul,...
Trump Faces Lawsuit Over ‘foreign Payments’
President Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit over claims he has accepted payments and benefits from foreign governments...
Tourists Flee As Darjeeling Troubles Boil Over
Thousands of tourists fled the Indian hill resort of Darjeeling on Monday after separatists warned that a general...
Let’s Get Physical, Lions Prop Kyle Sinckler Tells Otago
British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler wants to get in the faces of the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday, but without...
A Refugee In Lebanon Finds A Dream At Sea
Ali Kassem had never seen the sea before he fled his home in Syria for Lebanon, but now he's a regular in the waves and...
Iran Tracks Down and Kills IS Suspects After Attacks
Iran has tracked down and killed several suspected jihadists including the alleged mastermind of twin attacks in Tehran...
S. Korea’s Moon Urges Lawmakers To Approve $10 Bn Stimulus Plan
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged parliament quickly to approve his $10-billion stimulus plan aimed at...
Souza Gets Brazil Chance Against Australia
Diego Souza will replace injured striker Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho is line to lead Brazil in Tuesday's...
Taiwan Lawmakers Launch Support Group For Hong Kong Democracy
Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile...
New Zealand Opposition Plans To Slash Immigration
New Zealand's main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it wins a September...
Japan Zoo Celebrates Birth of Panda Cub
A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit...
Trump Faces New Lawsuit Over Business Empire
Officials in Maryland and the US capital Washington will sue President Donald Trump for accepting payments and benefits...
Melania and Barron Trump Move Into the White House
Melania Trump and son Barron have moved into the White House - five months after her husband Donald took office. Mrs...
Midler, Millennial Angst Scoop Broadway’s Tony Awards
Bette Midler won best actress in a musical while an edgy new tale of millennial angst scooped six awards including best...