Articles by Kwame Mensah
East Timor Reporters Cleared of PM Defamation Charge
Two East Timor journalists accused of defaming the prime minister were found not guilty by a Dili court on Thursday, in...
India To Get World’s First Professional ‘match Poker’ League
India is to get the world's first professional "match poker" league, organisers said Thursday, as the card game follows...
Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion
The US has agreed deals worth $8 billion with Vietnam - including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...
EU Leader Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal
European Council President Donald Tusk made a personal appeal Thursday to US President Donald Trump not to pull...
Israel Minister Says State Won’t Fund Shows With Nudity
Israel's outspoken culture minister is threatening to withhold funding from two productions showing at a top festival...
Move To Re-Write Venezuelan Constitution Amid Planned Protests
Venezuela's opposition called for weekend protests as Thursday's deadline neared for candidates for an assembly to...
Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai
International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long...
Prayers In the Crossfire of Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Muhamer Macayman cowered for four days as bullets tore through the shanty home he was hiding in, praying neither the...
Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers,...
China Rejects Uganda Ivory Trafficking Claims Against Diplomats
China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats working in Uganda were involved in the trafficking of...
World Ignores Plight of Africans Fleeing Conflict
The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a Norwegian charity...
44 Migrants, Including Babies, Die In Niger Desert
At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of...
Raft Capsizes In Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Kills Three
Three people drowned Thursday when their makeshift raft capsized in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by its worst flooding...
Indian Shelling Kills Two Pakistani Civilians In Kashmir
Pakistan on Thursday said two of its civilians were killed and seven injured in Indian cross-border shelling in the...
China, Europe Take Lead On Climate As World Waits On Trump
China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald...
Lebanon Bans Wonder Woman Film Over Israeli Actress
Lebanon has banned the screening of Hollywood blockbuster "Wonder Woman" because of its lead actress Gal Gadot, who...
Kevin Durant, LeBron James United In Quest For NBA Greatness
Cleveland playmaker LeBron James and Golden State star Kevin Durant have been chasing greatness as friendly rivals...
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with...
US Returns Criminal Suspect To China
The US returned a fugitive to China Thursday, the Ministry of Public Security said, in what appears to be the first...
Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance
Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of large numbers...