Articles by Kwame Mensah
‘Saigon’s’ Disappearing Colonial Architecture
They formed the charming backdrop to Graham Greene's sin-filled Saigon in "The Quiet American", but the colonial-era...
New Zealand Man Admits Comey Death Threats
A New Zealand man has admitted making online death threats to former FBI director James Comey when he visited the South...
More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year
It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured...
Supporters Rally For Jakarta’s Jailed Christian Governor
Supporters of Jakarta's Christian governor staged a colourful rally outside city hall Wednesday a day after he was...
Mobile Phones Ring Changes For Nigeria’s Music Industry
Phizbarz is only 23 but hopes to become the next Nigerian Afropop star to be famous across Africa -- and to get himself...
Ginobili Soars To Deny Harden and Rockets As Spurs Take Thriller
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs outgunned the Houston Rockets 110-107 in an overtime thriller...
Breastfeeding Aussie Senator In Political First
A Greens senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first person to breastfeed a baby in the...
New Phase For South Korea’s President Moon
South Korea's new president is a former pro-democracy activist and special forces soldier whose electoral victory caps...
Senators Advance As Rangers Downed In NHL Playoffs
The Ottawa Senators booked their place in the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday after a deserved 4-2 victory over...
S.Korea’s Moon To Seek Change With North
The election of South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In heralds a sea change in Seoul's approach towards the...
Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin of ‘Rob & Big’ Dead At 45
Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, the reality star who joined friend Rob Dyrdek on MTV’s “Rob & Big” in the...
Can West Virginia’s Coal Jobs Come Back?
When Donald Trump promised hopeful voters in Charleston, West Virginia to bring back mining jobs to the heart of...
US Court Orders Spirit Pilots Back To Work After Airport Chaos
Spirit Airlines on Tuesday won a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against the union representing its pilots,...
I’m Not Ready For ‘Black Panther’ Fame
Many actors on the verge of the big time like to pretend they have it all worked out, that they know what to expect and...
Battle For 2024 Heats Up As IOC Heads To LA
A team of International Olympic Committee delegates kick off a three-day tour of Los Angeles Wednesday as the city...
US To Arm Kurds In Battle For Raqqa
US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in...
Venezuela Sees Sharp Rise In Infant and Maternal Mortality
There has been a sharp rise in infant mortality and maternal death rates in Venezuela. In the first figures released...
South Sudan’s Kiir Replaces Army Chief Paul Malong
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed Paul Malong, the war-torn country's powerful army chief of staff....
Four UN Peacekeepers Killed In Central African Republic
Four UN peacekeepers have been found dead and one remains missing after an attack on a convoy in the Central African...
Giant Bird-Like Dinosaur Species Found In China
Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires...