Articles by Kwame Mensah
China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference
Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...
Thai Polices Make $30m Drug Haul Linked To Laos Suspect
Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine...
Pakistan Victims Call For Attack Masterminds To Hang
Anger was growing in Pakistan Tuesday as the grief-stricken relatives of 26 people killed by a suicide bomber in Lahore...
Japan Woman Dies of Tick Disease After Bitten By Sick Cat
A Japanese woman has died from a tick-borne virus after being bitten by a stray cat in what is possibly the world's...
Violence Against Afghan Journalists Soars
At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2017, a 35 percent surge from last year, a...
S. Korea Lifts Court TV Ban Ahead of Park Sentencing
South Korea's Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on the filming of trials, opening the possibility of live TV...
Rescuers Fear Dozens Trapped In Mumbai Building Collapse
Rescuers were frantically searching for up to 40 people feared trapped in a four-storey building that collapsed Tuesday...
Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site
Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...
India Court To Consider Abortion Plea From Young Rape Victim
Doctors on Wednesday will examine a 10-year-old raped by her uncle as India's top court considers whether she should be...
Deadly Strike Hits Syria Rebel Town Despite Truce
An air strike killed eight civilians late Monday in a rebel-held town east of Damascus where a truce was supposed to...
Backlash In Hong Kong Over China Rail Link
A plan for mainland border staff to be stationed on Hong Kong soil as part of a new rail link to China sparked a...
N. Korea Appears To Be Preparing New Missile Test
Speculation intensified Tuesday that North Korea is preparing another missile launch to coincide with a military...
Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist
Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...
Thai Authorities Freeze Ousted PM Yingluck’s Bank Accounts
Thai authorities have frozen seven bank accounts belonging to ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a $1 billion fine she...
India’s Kovind To Be Sworn In As President
Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as India's president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit...
Japan Aims To Reduce Suicides By 30% In 10 Years
Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to...
Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security
The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators...
Indian Stocks Hit Record, Break 10,000 Barrier
India's stock markets hit record highs on Tuesday with the National Stock Exchange's much-watched Nifty index breaking...
US House Votes Tuesday To Sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald...
UK Serious Fraud Office Probes Rio Tinto Guinea Project
Britain's Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto for "suspected corruption"...