Articles by Kwame Mensah
US Jobless Claims Steady At Start of May
New claims for jobless benefits held steady at the start of May, continuing a record streak of low levels, the Labor...
Suspected Killer of Hamas Commander Arrested
Hamas has arrested the suspected murderer of one of its key military commanders in Gaza, the Palestinian Islamist...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Netflix Rails At French ‘establishment’ After Cannes Ban
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has hit out at the French cinema "establishment", which he claims wants to block the...
Iraq Forces Launch Anti-IS Push In Western Desert
Iraqi forces have launched a broad operation to root out fighters from the Islamic State group who have been harassing...
Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation
Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...
First Red Cross Visit For Palestinian Hunger Strike Leader
The Red Cross visited the leader of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails on Thursday for...
FIFA To Rule On Israel Settlement Clubs By October
FIFA will rule on the issue of Israeli clubs playing in the West Bank by October, president Gianni Infantino said...
Kremlin Says ‘too Early’ To Speak of Thaw In Russia-US Ties
The Kremlin said Thursday it was too early to speak of a thaw in ties with Washington, a day after Russian Foreign...
Palestinian Local Polls Highlight Hamas-Fatah Division
Palestinians vote in municipal elections on Saturday, but only in the West Bank and not the Gaza Strip, illustrating...
Saudi Deficit Plunges After Cuts, Oil Revenue Surge
Saudi Arabia's budget deficit dropped by 71 percent in the first quarter of the year, the government said Thursday,...
India School Head Arrested Over Child Rape
The head of a school in southern India has been arrested on suspicion of raping scores of disabled girls over a period...
Jihadists Snaring Starving Civilians In Mosul Death Trap
Jihadists preparing for a desperate last stand in Mosul are booby-trapping homes with civilians inside and welding...
Mitchell Starc Says Australia’s Pace Quartet Will
Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said Thursday Australia's fast bowling quartet is ready to "wreak havoc" at next month's...
Michael Flynn Ordered To Hand Over Papers
A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year’s election has issued a rare formal demand for...
Saudi Budget Deficit Drops 71 Pct In Q1
Saudi Arabia's budget deficit fell by 71 percent in the first quarter of this year, the finance minister said on...
US-Backed Fighters Hunt For IS Holdouts In Syria’s Tabqa
US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria's Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam...
India Top Court Reviews Islamic ‘instant Divorce’
India's Supreme Court is hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in...
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe ‘not Asleep But Resting His Eyes’
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods in public events but is...
Colombia Law Gives Former FARC Rebels Role In Politics
The peace deal with the FARC was the fruit of four years of negotiations in Cuba Colombia's congress has approved a...