Articles by Kwame Mensah
Rural Thai City Emerges As Sporting Camelot
A 'godfather' of Thai politics is using cash and contacts to transform his once poor, forgotten rice-farming fiefdom...
Australian Muslims Demand Safe Spaces To Be ‘inflammatory’
An Australian Islamic council has called for taxpayer-funded "safe spaces" so young Muslims can express "inflammatory"...
Hooray For… Kumawood! Ghana’s Fastest Filmmakers
India has its Bollywood and Nigeria, Nollywood. Even New Zealand has a Wellywood. In Ghana, films made in Kumasi and...
Kellogg Fights Tennis Ace Kokkinakis Over ‘Special K’ Trademark
Australian tennis ace Thanasi Kokkinakis faced court action Thursday from cereal giant Kellogg, which is not happy at...
India Unnerved By Student Anger In Kashmir
Another student death in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir has heightened tensions in the disputed territory and...
Pakistan Cricketer Sarfraz Hails ‘home’ Crowd After Win Over S.Africa
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said playing in front of a 'home' crowd had helped inspire his side to a shock 19-run...
DiCaprio, Mexico In Push To Save Vaquita Porpoise
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a committment Monday to increase...
Myanmar Scours Sea For 122 Missing After Plane Disappears
Myanmar's military was on Thursday scouring the waves for more than 120 people missing after their plane vanished...
Somalia ‘ready To Offer A Helping Hand’ To Solve Gulf Crisis
Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the...
Bald People Targets of Ritual Killings In Mozambique, Police Warns
Police in Mozambique has warned that bald people could be the targets of ritual attacks, after the brutal killing of...
Lions Must Halt ‘monster’ Sonny Bill, Says Webb
The British and Irish Lions won't panic after losing to the Auckland Blues but understand more than ever the need to...
N Korea Launches Multiple Missiles
North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be "surface-to-ship" cruise missiles on Thursday, South Korea's...
North Korea Launches Multiple Missiles
North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be "surface-to-ship" missiles on Thursday, South Korea's defence...
Chuck Berry Revisits Youth In Posthumous Album
Chuck Berry defined rock 'n' roll as he gave voice to feel-good 1950s baby-boomer culture. For his swan song, he is...
States Backing Terror Risk ‘falling Victim’ To It
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed sympathy for the victims of a terror attack in Iran that killed 13...
Cosby Sex-Assault Accuser Steadfast Under Grilling By Defense
The defense in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial subjected the accuser to a vigorous cross-examination on Wednesday,...
Suu Kyi, Trudeau Talk Federalism For Myanmar
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi sat down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday to learn about...
Melanoma Patients Who Remove Lymph Nodes Don’t Live Longer
People diagnosed with melanoma who then undergo surgery to have lymph nodes removed near the original tumor site do not...
Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between...
Arrest In NSA News Leak Fuels Debate On Source Protection
It was a major scoop for The Intercept -- documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems...