Articles by Kwame Mensah
India’s Annual Growth Slows To 7.1%
India's growth slowed to 7.1 percent last year, according to official data released Wednesday, weaker than analysts...
Trump Poised To Pull Out of Paris Climate Deal
President Donald Trump's administration is poised to announce its withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, US media...
Saudi King Earns More Retweets Than Trump, Study Says
Donald Trump may be lighting up Twitter with strange new words and attacks on allies but in the battle for most...
A Handbag? For $380k, It’s Yours
A diamond-encrusted crocodile-skin Hermes handbag with white gold details has broken the record for the world's most...
China’s Ex-Statistics Chief Jailed For Life For Graft
China's ex-statistics chief was jailed for life on Wednesday for accepting 153 million yuan ($22.4 million) worth of...
Five Questions On Trump’s Potential Move of US Israel Embassy
US President Donald Trump faces a Thursday deadline to decide whether to move the US embassy in Israel to the disputed...
Bahrain Court Dissolves Secular Opposition Group
A Bahraini court dissolved a secular opposition party on Wednesday, a judicial official said, as authorities in the...
Philippines’ Duterte Slams Clinton Over Rape Criticism
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte angrily hit back Wednesday at Chelsea Clinton for criticising remarks he made about...
Four Kenyan Police, Civilian Killed By IED
Four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southeastern Kenya, a week after 14 others...
Israeli Rule ‘key Cause’ of Palestinian Hardship
Fifty years after Israel occupied the Palestinian territories, its policies in the West Bank and Gaza are at the root...
Equestran Daughter, 20, of South Korea’s ‘Rasputin’ Faces Questioning
The equestrian daughter of South Korea's 'Rasputin', whose lavish lifestyle in Europe was allegedly funded by millions...
Bollywood Star Dresses Down Critics Over Meet With PM
Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra hit back at critics Wednesday for trying to shame her over a dress she wore during...
China Replaces ‘ping-Pong Prince’ After Gambling Report
China has replaced the head coach of its women's table tennis team at the world championships in Germany following a...
Iran TV Uses Green Screen To Bypass Headscarf Rules
For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...
BBC Says Driver Killed, Four Journalists Injured In Kabul Attack
The BBC's Afghan driver was killed and four of its journalists were injured on Wednesday in a massive truck bomb blast...
Families Demand India Probe Into Goa Tourist ‘murders’
Relatives of 10 foreigners alleged to have been murdered in Goa, including British teenager Scarlett Keeling, have...
Indian Navy Plucks 27 Cyclone Survivors From Sea
An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone...
Timeline of Kabul Attacks Since 2016
A massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quater on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and wounding...
Japan’s Kashima Antlers Fire Coach Who Riled Ronaldo
Japan's Kashima Antlers have sacked manager Masatada Ishii five months after he steered them to the Club World Cup...
Saudi Aramco-Hyundai In $5.2 Bn Shipyard Deal
Saudi Aramco is to build the region's biggest shipyard in a $5.2 billion joint venture with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy...