Articles by Kwame Mensah
Trump Legal Team Gets Shake-Up As Investigation Deepens
A key member of Trump´s legal team said he resigned his post Friday, a shake-up as Trump drew fire for apparent...
Blast In Eastern China Kills 2, Dozens Injured
A liquefied petroleum gas canister explosion tore through three restaurants in the eastern China city of Hangzhou on...
Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’
Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after...
Mauritania Referendum Campaign Starts Under Opposition Boycott
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz launched campaigning Friday for a constitutional referendum boycotted by...
Palestinian Shot Dead In Jerusalem
A Palestinian died after being shot in the head in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood near the Old City on Friday, the...
Mandela’s Widow Furious Over Book On His Last Days
Nelson Mandela's widow on Friday threatened legal action over a book by his personal doctor that laid bare intimate...
Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One
The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in...
Jihadists Battle Rebels For Control of Key Syria Province
A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of the...
GE Earnings Fall Ahead of CEO Transition
General Electric reported lower second-quarter earnings Friday following a mixed performance of its industrial division...
UN Blames Saudi-Led Coalition For Deadly Yemen Strike
The United Nations on Friday blamed a Saudi-led coalition for a deadly air strike on civilians in Yemen this week,...
Philippines’ Duterte Says He’ll Never Visit ‘lousy’ America
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday vowed that he would never visit "lousy" America despite an earlier...
Underwater Robot Probes Inside Fukushima Reactor
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it is using an underwater robot in a renewed...
Morocco Protester In Coma After Clashes With Police
A protester was in a coma after being struck on the head during clashes between demonstrators and security forces in...
Thai Court To Deliver Yingluck Verdict Next Month
A Thai court will deliver its ruling in the criminal negligence case of toppled premier Yingluck Shinawatra on August...
Pakistan Arrests Top Official For Forgery In Sharif Graft Case
The chairman of Pakistan's financial regulator was arrested Friday, accused of forging documents in a corruption case...
UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees
The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North,...
US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death
The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said...
Hottest Day Ever In Shanghai As Heat Wave Bakes China
Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9 degrees Centigrade (105 F) on Friday, authorities said as they...
Protests After Israel Restricts Jerusalem Old City Prayers
Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and...
Tokyo Olympic Stadium Worker’s Suicide Due To Overwork
The suicide of a 23-year-old worker on Tokyo's Olympic stadium was due to overwork, his family said, as Japan races to...