Articles by Kwame Mensah
Sri Lanka Hails Record Military Deployment As Toll Hits 213
Sri Lanka's military recorded its biggest peacetime deployment for search and rescue operations after monsoon rains...
Looters Target Empty Homes In Iraq’s Mosul
Men, women and children walk down a main road in west Mosul with arms full and carts loaded, but they are not among the...
Trump Seeks ‘much Tougher’ Travel Ban, Expedited Hearing
US President Donald Trump called Monday for a "much tougher version" of his travel ban and an "expedited" hearing for...
Prince Harry Rounds Off Singapore Visit With Polo
Britain's Prince Harry rounded off a two-day visit to Singapore with a charity polo match Monday. Some 300 well-heeled...
Seven Dead Migrants Found In Abandoned Libya Truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital,...
Morocco Protesters Remain Defiant
Protesters in northern Morocco have remained defiant for a second week, taking their anger over unemployment and...
Turkey Maintains Ban On German Visits To Incirlik Base
Turkey will maintain a ban on visits by German politicians to a key airbase used for raids against the Islamic State...
Lynched Pakistani Student Did Not Commit Blasphemy
An outspoken Pakistani student killed by a lynch mob was falsely accused of blasphemy, according to an official report...
Ex-Stars Urge Pakistan Overhaul After ‘shameful’ Champions Trophy Loss
Pakistan faced calls for a total overhaul on Monday after slumping to a "shameful defeat" against arch-rivals India at...
Police Kill Hostage-Taker In Australia
Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another...
Warren Gatland Urges British Lions To Get Creative
Coach Warren Gatland has given the British and Irish Lions free rein to express themselves under new captain Ken Owens...
Indian Police Target Broadcaster In Fraud Investigation
India's federal police were accused Monday of running a "witch-hunt" against a news broadcaster after launching raids...
Skin Cure Fad Driving Myanmar Elephant Poaching Surge
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand...
US Gives Philippines Anti-Terror Weapons
The United States on Monday gave the Philippines hundreds of machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers, which a local...
Nepal, China Sign Mega Hydropower Agreement
Nepal has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build the largest hydroelectric plant in the impoverished...
Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea
China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...
UAE’s Etihad To Suspend Flights To Qatar
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Monday it would suspend flights to Qatar after the United Arab Emirates was among major...
India Savours ‘Mother of All Mismatches’ Against Pakistan
Now unbeaten against Pakistan for more than three years, India on Monday celebrated a thumping win over their...
Toulon Fullback Goromaru Set To Return To Japan
Japan's Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru will return to Japanese Top League side Yamaha Jubilo after a frustrating...
Cambodian Opposition Make Gains In Local Elections
Cambodia's embattled opposition made significant gains in this weekend's local elections, early results showed Monday,...