Articles by Kwame Mensah
Sri Lanka Evicts Thousands of Wasps Ahead of Modi Visit
Sri Lanka has taken the unusual step of clearing thousands of wasps from a tea plantation to ensure Indian Prime...
Car Bomb Hits Thailand’s Troubled South, Injures 40
At least 40 people were wounded Tuesday when a car bomb exploded outside a supermarket in Thailand's insurgency-plagued...
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Jailed For Two Years For Blasphemy
Jakarta's Christian governor was jailed for two years on Tuesday after being found guilty of committing blasphemy,...
Health of Nigeria’s President Stokes Governance Concerns
President Muhammadu Buhari had warned Nigerians when he returned from nearly two months of medical treatment in London...
Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App
Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...
Marvel’s 15th Straight No. 1 Opening
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" was another hit at the box office for Disney's Marvel Studios. Marvel Studios'...
Looters Cause Chaos At Deadly Philippine Fire
Looters mobbed a deadly slum fire in the Philippine capital on Tuesday, pulling roofing sheets and electric wire from...
Abbas Says Ready To Meet Israel PM As Part of Trump Peace Efforts
Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready...
India’s Top Court Rules Tycoon Mallya Guilty of Contempt
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, once dubbed the "King of Good Times", was found guilty of contempt by the country's top...
South Koreans Vote In Historic Presidential Election
South Koreans went to the polls Tuesday to choose a new president after Park Geun-Hye was ousted and indicted for...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Flies To Singapore For Health Check
The health of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seen here at his 93rd birthday celebrations in February, has been the...
Hindu Nationalists Promise ‘superior’ Indian Babies
A Hindu nationalist organisation is promising to help Indian couples conceive "superior" babies with high IQs and...
10 South Korean Children Die In Fiery China Bus Crash
Ten South Korean kindergarten pupils and two others were killed when a school bus crashed and burst into flames in a...
British Drug ‘kingpin’ Arrested In Thailand After Years On the Run
A British drug trafficker convicted over a £1million ($1.3million) narcotics ring has been arrested in Thailand after...
Why Wealthy Chinese Are Lining Up To Pay $500k For U.S. Visas
The Kushner family wants a piece of the huge tide of money that's been flowing out of China. Over the weekend, the...
From Macron’s Teacher To France’s First Lady
The relationship between French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux has captivated the...
Iran Mine Accident Search Ends With 43 Dead
Iranian rescue workers on Tuesday pulled out the 43rd and last body of victims killed in a mine explosion after six...
Suspected Car Bombs Wound At Least 40 People In Pattani, Thailand
Dozens of people have been injured in a double bombing, believed to have been set off by Muslim separatists, in front...
Fossils Suggest Hominids May Have Lived Alongside Modern Humans
Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that...
Alaska’s Tundra Releasing More CO2 Than It Takes In
The Alaskan tundra appears to be emitting more carbon dioxide than it captures, a dynamic that could accelerate climate...