Articles by Kwame Mensah
Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls Civilians To Flee
Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...
Israeli Minister Grilled On Graft Suspicions
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and his wife were being questioned by fraud squad detectives Monday as part of a...
Third Night of Protests In Northern Morocco
Protesters have rallied for a third night running in Morocco's city of Al-Hoceima, in a northern region of the country...
Tunisian Public Health Sector Struggles To Heal Itself
Overcrowded hospitals, exhausted staff and, disgruntled patients... Tunisia's public health sector is struggling to...
Facebook ‘ban’ of Anti-Muslim Slur Sparks Myanmar Outcry
Myanmar netizens were in uproar on Monday after Facebook seemingly banned people from posting the word "kalar," often...
Japan Golfer Miyazato Blames Mental Slump For Decision To Quit
Former women's world number one Ai Miyazato said Monday that a crisis of confidence triggered her decision to retire...
Gambian Wildlife Reserve Facing Depletion, Chinese Company Blamed
Gambia’s first Community Wildlife Reserve in the village of Gunjur, 35 kilometers from Banjul is facing depletion as...
Paul Pogba, World’s Most Expensive Footballer, Visits Mecca
The world's most expensive footballer is on a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city as he marks the start of Ramadan....
Fears For 2,000 People Trapped In Philippine City Battle
Security forces traded heavy gunfire with Islamist militants inside a southern Philippine city Monday, as fears grew...
Travolta Donates His Qantas Plane To Australia Museum
Hollywood star John Travolta has donated his "beloved" Boeing 707 plane to an Australian aviation museum and is aiming...
Extraordinary Life of Explorer Ali Bey Set For Cinema
Adventurer, Orientalist, spy: the remarkable story of Spanish explorer Ali Bey al-Abbassi is to be told on the silver...
Pogba On Mecca Pilgrimage Sends Ramadan Greetings
The world's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba has posted pictures of himself at the holiest site of Islam, days...
Jared Kushner Defended By Trump Amid ‘secret Russia Line’ Questions
Donald Trump has come out in support of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, following reports the aide tried to set up a...
Great White Shark Jumps Into Australian Fisherman’s Boat
An elderly Australian fisherman has lived to tell the tale after a great white shark leapt into his boat, surviving...
Modi Seeks To Repair Russia Ties On Europe Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair India's drifting partnership with Russia when he meets President...
In China, Maggots Finish Plates, and Food Waste
Thousands of voracious white maggots wiggle frenetically while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables...
Wenger ‘committed’ To Arsenal Stay
The Gunners boss admits that the issue of his future should have been resolved sooner, with a complex saga at the...
Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Climbs To 164
Sri Lanka's monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by...
India’s Ethical Hackers Rewarded Abroad, Ignored At Home
Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming...
Biafra’s Military Veterans
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a combat that was a...