Articles by Kwame Mensah
Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory...
Pence Hails New NASA Astronauts As ‘best of Us’
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday hailed 12 new NASA astronauts as "the best of us," after they were selected from...
Ex-FBI Chief Comey Says Trump Pressured Him On Russia Probe
Fired FBI director James Comey said Wednesday that Donald Trump urged him to drop a probe into former national security...
Sri Lanka Hit By Kapugedera Injury Blow
Sri Lanka batsman Chamara Kapugedera was ruled out of the rest of the Champions Trophy after suffering an injury in...
Ariana Grande Resumes Tour In Paris Amid Tight Security
Fans turned out Wednesday evening for the resumption of US singer Ariana Grande world tour in Paris, more than two...
Violinist Accuses Airline of Rough Treatment At US Airport
A violinist accused United Airlines of rough treatment after she refused to check her fragile 18th century instrument...
Comey Confirms Trump Told Him To Let Flynn Probe Go
Fired FBI director James Comey confirmed in a statement Wednesday that US President Donald Trump urged him to drop an...
Trump Offers To Mediate Qatar Crisis In Call With Emir
President Donald Trump spoke to Qatar's emir on Wednesday, offering US mediation in a crisis that has split...
‘Dreamer’ Faces New Threat of Deportation Under Trump
She was once the face of the heated debate on immigration, the child of Mexicans who entered the United States...
The ‘obsession’ That Changed Human History
An "obsession" with the lower jaw of a long-dead human, unearthed in the 1960s at a prehistoric Moroccan campsite, led...
South Africa Opposition Suspends Ex-Leader Zille Over Tweet
South Africa's main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, suspended on Wednesday its former leader Helen Zille over a...
LA Bid ‘not Only About 2024’
Los Angeles Olympic bid chiefs hinted for the first time on Wednesday that the city could be ready to step aside for...
US Disputes Claim Syria Strike Killed Dozens of Civilians
The Pentagon denied Wednesday that large numbers of civilians were killed in a March strike by a Syrian mosque,...
Murray Books Wawrinka Showdown At French Open
World number one Andy Murray advanced to his fifth French Open semi-final on Wednesday, defeating Japanese eighth seed...
S&P Cuts Qatar’s Credit Rating One Notch To AA-
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further...
Defense Grills Accuser At Cosby Sex Assault Trial
The main accuser in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial was subject to vigorous cross-examination by the defense...
From Criminal Lawyer To FBI Chief
Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented...
Hasan Stars As Pakistan Fight Back Against South Africa In…
Hasan Ali took three wickets as Pakistan completed a stunning turnaround in the field to restrict South Africa to 219...
Homo Sapiens 100,000 Years Older Than Thought
Early Homo sapiens roamed Africa 300,000 years ago, sporting modern-looking faces that would not stand out in a crowd...
Attacked Khomeini Shrine Is Beacon For Iranians
The shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini near Tehran that was attacked on Wednesday has become a place of pilgrimage...