Articles by Kwame Mensah
Saudi Defends Bahrain’s Deadly Crackdown
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a...
Taiwan Becomes the First Country In Asia
Taiwan has become the first place in Asia to leaglise gay marriage today following a landmark ruling by the country's...
IS Kills Five In First Suicide Attack In Somalia
The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends Slow-Moving Peace Process
Peace talks got underway in Myanmar on Wednesday, with de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi defending her government's...
Taiwan Top Court Rules In Favour of Gay Marriage
A top Taiwan court ruled in favour of gay marriage Wednesday, a landmark decision that paves the way for the island to...
Gunmen In Philippines Take Hostages, Including Priest
Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local...
Plane Skids Off Hong Kong Runway In Heavy Rain
A plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong airport Wednesday after heavy rain lashed the area, forcing the temporary...
China’s Tianjin Shoot Down Diego Costa Swoop Rumours
China's Tianjin Quanjin appear to have shut the door on a rumoured megamoney swoop for Chelsea's Diego Costa or any...
Everest Climber Accused of ‘illegal’ Tibet-Nepal Traverse
A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mount Everest may have crossed...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...
S. Korean Military Court Jails Soldier For Gay Sex
A South Korean military court on Wednesday sentenced a captain to six months in jail for having same-sex intercourse...
New Zealander ‘Mad Era’ Erakovic Tunes Up For French Open
Top-ranked New Zealand player Marina Erakovic has added another string to her racquet, revealing Wednesday she is...
United Plane Engine Fire Forces Newark Airport Shut-Down For An Hour
A plane engine fire at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a plane engine caught fire,...
Thai Teen Among Latest Group Held For ‘royal Insults’
A 14-year-old boy has been detained in a Thai army prison under a draconian and increasingly wielded royal defamation...
Cricket Great Tendulkar’s Life Brought To Silver Screen
A hotly anticipated film about the life of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hits cinemas this week but the...
Four Climbers Found Dead On Everest
The bodies of four climbers were found inside a tent on Everest, an expedition organiser said Wednesday, taking the...
Graft Busters Arrest 21 Over Hong Kong-China Bridge
Hong Kong's corruption watchdog has arrested 21 government contractors for running suspected fake tests on concrete...
Identity of Trafficking ‘kingpin’ Still In Doubt A Year After Arrest
One year ago an Eritrean was arrested in Sudan on charges of heading a major people-smuggling network and extradited to...
Olympic Swimming Champion Chalmers To Have Heart Surgery
Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers on Wednesday pulled out of July's world titles in Budapest to have surgery...
Mindanao Martial Law Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights...