Articles by Kwame Mensah
Democrats Threaten To Block Trump’s Pick For FBI
President Donald Trump stepped up the search Monday for a new FBI director after his abrupt firing of James Comey, but...
Judge Curbs Uber Engineer In Trade Secrets Case
A judge on Monday has ordered an Uber engineer at the center of a self-driving car trade secrets suit sidelined and...
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Reaches 184
A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 184 people in recent weeks with another 11,000 suspected cases across...
EU, US To Discuss Potentially Chaotic Airline Laptop Ban Wednesday
Top US and EU officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss a controversial plan to outlaw carry-on laptops and other...
Kings Stars Rewarded With Bok Camp Call-Ups
Springboks coach Allister Coetzee has rewarded Southern Kings' Super Rugby winning streak by naming four of their stars...
Four Red Cross Employees Kidnapped In Central Mali
Four Malian Red Cross employees have been kidnapped in the country's restive centre, the organisation said Monday,...
Controversial New US Ambassador Arrives In Israel
Controversial new US ambassador to Israel David Friedman arrived in the country on Monday to take up his post, days...
Israel’s First Female Sharia Judge Sworn In
Israel on Monday swore in its first female judge to its Muslim religious court system, the first woman to preside in...
US Supreme Court Deals Blow To ‘discriminatory’ Voting Law
The US Supreme Court on Monday dealt a severe blow to a North Carolina voting law widely seen as discriminating against...
Vietnam Arrests Activist As MP Resigns Over Mass Fish Deaths
Vietnam arrested another activist on Monday for organising protests over mass fish deaths caused by pollution from a...
Steyn Rules Himself Out of England Test Series
Dale Steyn's quest to become South Africa's all-time leading Test wicket-taker has been put back until at least...
HRW Denounces Rape By Ugandan Troops In C. Africa
Ugandan troops deployed in eastern Central African Republic to fight Ugandan rebels have sexually abused local women...
Rapper Travis Scott Arrested For Inciting ‘riot’
Rapper Travis Scott was arrested after a concert in Arkansas with police accusing him of "inciting a riot" as the crowd...
South Africa Football Coach Stresses Winning Mentality
England-born Stuart Baxter was officially unveiled as South Africa coach Monday on a five-year contract and said...
Hamas Names Chief Suspect In Commander Killing
A military court in Gaza on Monday held the first hearing of three men accused of assassinating a Hamas military...
Controversial New US Ambassador Arrives In Israel
Controversial new US ambassador to Israel David Friedman arrived in the country on Monday to take up his post, days...
Zuma Endorses Ex-Wife As ANC Leader
South African President Jacob Zuma has endorsed his ex-wife and former AU chair Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as the next...
Saudi King Hopeful Over ‘historic’ Muslim-US Summit
Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a "historic" summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US...
Pakistan Opens Spot-Fixing Trial Against Five Cricketers
A Pakistan tribunal Monday started hearings into spot-fixing charges against five cricketers who could face life bans...
Israeli Navy Shoots Dead Gaza Fisherman After ‘blockade Breach’
An Israeli patrol boat fired at Palestinian fishermen accused of breaching the blockade off the northern Gaza Strip on...