Articles by Kwame Mensah
Stosur Stays Top In Australia With Strasbourg Win
Samantha Stosur held her Australian number one ranking on Saturday by beating compatriot Daria Gavrilova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3...
Jailed UAE Lawyer Awarded Major Human Rights Prize
A UAE lawyer sentenced to 10 years in 2013 for plotting against the regime was on Saturday awarded a major human rights...
Africa, So Close Yet So Far From G7 Summit
It's a powerful symbol: Seven of the world's richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose...
Birthday Boy Beauden Absent As Hurricanes Win
Super Rugby defending champions Wellington Hurricanes were too clinical for Northern Bulls in Pretoria Saturday and won...
Trump’s ‘home Run’ Tour Leaves Allies Bewildered
Donald Trump's first trip overseas was supposed to be about building bridges and clarifying his administration's...
Pro-Haftar Air Force Says Took Part In Egyptian Raids
The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on jihadist...
Joaquin Phoenix Electrifies Cannes In ‘feminist’ Action Movie
Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix wowed Cannes Saturday as a hammer-wielding hitman tasked with saving a young girl from...
India Confirms First Zika Virus Cases
The Indian health ministry has confirmed its first cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organisation has said, the...
Philippines Peace Talks With Communist Rebels Break Down
Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents broke down on Saturday after a dispute over the...
Cold-Blooded Desert Massacre Leaves Egypt’s Copts In Shock
The masked gunmen first ordered the Christians travelling to the Egyptian desert monastery to get down from the buses...
Ramadan Begins For World’s Muslims, Violently For Some
The world's 1.5 billion Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday, blighted by conflict and...
Some 10,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast In 4 Days
More than 3,400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Friday, bringing to about 10,000 the total number...
Clashes, Curfew In Indian Kashmir After Rebel Leader Killed
A civilian was killed after clashes broke out between protesters and government forces following the death of a top...
Morgue Workers In Tanzania Jailed For Stealing Drugs From Corpse’s…
Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to...
Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire Over ‘sickening’ Rape Joke
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire Saturday for making a second joke about rape, with Chelsea Clinton...
IS Claims Deadly Attack On Egypt Christians
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt,...
’52 Dead’ In Militia Clashes In Libya Capital
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival...
Myanmar’s Hardline Monks Gather Despite Ban
Hundreds of monks and supporters of Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement gathered in a Yangon monastery...
Morocco Police Hunt Protest Leader In Neglected Rif
Moroccan authorities were engaged in a manhunt on Saturday for a protest leader in the neglected Rif region after his...
Cargo Plane Crashes Near Mount Everest, 3 Injured
A cargo plane crashed Saturday as it was trying to land at a small airport near Mount Everest, seriously injuring the...