Articles by Kwame Mensah
Al-Shabab Commander Defects To Somali Forces
An al-Shabab military commander has defected and surrendered to Somali government forces, authorities in Mogadishu...
Huge Rally For Cambodian PM As Key Poll Looms
A sea of pro-government supporters rallied in the Cambodian capital in support of strongman PM Hun Sen on Friday, two...
Stoke City Sign Fletcher On Two-Year Deal
Scotland captain Darren Fletcher has agreed a two-year deal to join Stoke City when his contract with Premier League...
Trump’s Climate Decision Comes Under Fire From Business Leaders
US coal producers welcomed President Trump's decision on Thursday to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal. But the...
Coronation Street Actor Roy Barraclough Dies Aged 81
Comic actor Roy Barraclough, who played Rovers Return landlord Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street, has died aged 81....
Vietnam Cops Bust Gang Using Mobile Labs To Make Ecstasy
Vietnamese cops have smashed a multi-million-dollar drug ring that pumped out ecstasy pills from mobile labs, police...
US Climate Retreat A ‘global Setback’
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord is a global setback, but China, India and Europe are willing to step up...
Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to...
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Reinstate Muslim Travel Ban
President Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate its controversial ban on...
In Hebron, ‘miracle’ For Settlers Ended ‘golden Age’ For Palestinians
Its Old City is in constant lockdown, its holy site where the biblical Abraham may have been buried guarded by Israeli...
For Egypt, 1967 War Marked End of Pan-Arab Dream
Its vaunted air force destroyed, its army humbled -- the Six-Day War of 1967 dealt Egypt a shock it has yet to overcome...
Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians
He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as...
Gunman Kills Himself After Philippine Casino Robbery
A man armed with an assault weapon who fired shots inside an entertainment resort and casino in the capital, Manila,...
Investors Pick Tesla’s Promise Over GM’s Steady Profits
When General Motors CEO Mary Barra introduced the Chevrolet Bolt at the CES gadget show last year, she took a shot at...
Treasury Chief ‘Confident’ Congress Will Raise US Debt Limit
U. S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was confident that Congress would raise the federal debt...
Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but...
Spanish Bishop Despairs As C. Africa Diocese Descends ‘into Hell’
For 17 years, an Andalusian priest has quietly served as bishop in Central Africa's Bangassou. But last month, creeping...
Lesotho Former PM Vies For Power After Fleeing In 2014
Lesotho former prime minister Thomas Thabane, who is fighting to regain power in Saturday's elections, will never...
US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a...
NBA Commissioner Silver Says League Will Do More To Combat Racism
By speaking out against racism and setting an example against intolerance, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday...