Articles by Kwame Mensah
IS Kills More Than 50 In Central Syria Attack
The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...
WHO Eyes Vaccine Trial For Ebola-Hit DR Congo
An unlicenced Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an...
Fox News Co-Founder Roger Ailes Dies At Age 77
Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a politically powerful cable giant that helped redefine US television news, has...
‘House of Cards’ First Lady Backs Michelle Obama As President
"House of Cards" star Robin Wright -- who plays a quietly Machiavellian First Lady in the hit Netflix series -- said...
Harvey Keitel To Star In Film About Fatima Miracles
American actor Harvey Keitel is to star in a new film about the Portuguese peasant children who saw visions of the...
US Jobless Claims Edge Downward In 2nd Week of May
New claims for US jobless benefits drifted lower in the second week of May, the Labor Department reported Thursday,...
Alibaba Quarterly Profits Almost Double To $1.55 Bn
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit almost doubled in the latest quarter on the back of...
Trump’s Son Back In Dubai For Business, Speech
Three months after the US president's son Donald Trump Jr. opened a golf course in Dubai, he was back in the Gulf...
Trump Decries Russia Probe As ‘greatest Witch Hunt’ In US History
US President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the probe into whether his team colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016...
Everest Permit Dodger Says He Was Ready To Face Jail
A South African caught attempting to climb Mount Everest without an $11,000 permit said Thursday that he couldn't...
China Drafts Law On Broad Surveillance Powers
The Chinese government has released the first draft of a new intelligence law aimed at formalising its sweeping...
Wedding Hall Collapses In Sri Lanka, Injuring 20
A multi-storey wedding venue collapsed during construction in Sri Lanka on Thursday, injuring at least 20 workers and...
Wal-Mart Earnings Dip But Sales Rise At US Stores
Wal-Mart Stores scored another increase in sales at its US namesake stores in first-quarter results released Thursday,...
Nigeria Says Freed Girl Not One of Chibok Abductees
Nigeria's government on Thursday retracted its announcement that another Chibok girl was free, saying she was not one...
NATO Chief Says ‘trusts All Allies’ On Intelligence Sharing
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that he had complete confidence in allies' sharing of sensitive intelligence,...
UN Court Orders Pakistan To Halt Execution of Indian ‘spy’
The UN's top court on Thursday ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of an Indian national convicted of spying, in a...
India’s IT Industry Body Slams Mass Layoff Reports
Indian software trade body Nasscom on Thursday dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country's...
Palestinian Killed By Israeli Settler In West Bank Clash
A Palestinian was killed by an Israeli settler on Thursday during a clash near the city of Nablus in the occupied West...
Russia Launches Ferry Connection With North Korea
The first ever ferry service linking Russia and North Korea was launched on Thursday, the company operating it said,...
TV Star Rolf Harris, 87, To Be Freed From Jail Friday
Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is to be released from a British prison this week, a London court was told Thursday....