Articles by Kwame Mensah
Trump Brings In New Chief of Staff In Bid To Reset White House
Donald Trump installed retired Marine Corps general John Kelly as his new chief of staff Monday, hoping to bring order...
US Actor, Playwright Sam Shepard Dead At 73
Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose celebrated career spanned nearly...
UK Minister To Meet Silicon Valley Over Online Extremism
Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California's Silicon Valley this week to try and...
Saudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions
Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by...
Ex-Warlord, Footballer Weah Begin Liberia Presidential Campaigns
Liberia's 20 presidential candidates, including a former warlord, footballer George Weah and a former fashion model,...
Kenyan Star Rudisha Out of World Championships
Kenya's David Rudisha's hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the...
Malawi Issues Warrant of Arrest For Former President Banda
Malawi police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for former president Joyce Banda in connection with the country's...
Libya’s UN-Backed PM Calls For Vote On Constitution
Libya's UN-backed prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj called on Monday for a referendum on a draft constitution approved...
Pentagon Alarm Over Turkey Plan To Buy Russian Missiles
The Pentagon on Monday criticized Turkey's plans to purchase a Russian air-defense system instead of investing in NATO...
Los Angeles Formally Declares Bid To Host 2028 Olympics
Los Angeles formally announced its bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics on Monday after agreeing on a deal that paves the...
Turkey Arrests 3 Soldiers ‘who Beat Syrians On Border’
A Turkish court arrested three soldiers allegedly filmed beating up and verbally abusing four young Syrians who...
Scaramucci Out As Trump’s New Chief of Staff Takes Reins
Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was fired as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after...
‘Game of Thrones’ Script Leaked After HBO Hack
HBO said Monday its network was victimized by a cyberattack, and media reports said the hack resulted in the leak of a...
Israelis Gather In Jerusalem’s Old City After Weeks of Tension
Thousands of Jews attended prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to observe the start of the Tisha B'av fasting day...
Serena Serves Ace For Black Women’s Equal Pay
Serena Williams served up a rallying cry for equal pay for black women Monday, decrying that they would have to work on...
US Hits ‘dictator’ Maduro With Sanctions Over Disputed Venezuela Vote
The United States hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with direct sanctions on Monday over a disputed and deadly...
Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s PM-In-Waiting and Dynastic Heir
Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister-in-waiting and current chief minister of the powerful Punjab...
French Trio Wanderer Cancels Lebanon Concert
French classical group Trio Wanderer cancelled its Sunday evening concert in Lebanon's Baalbek International Festival,...
Bizarre Own Goal Steals Show As Inter Milan Beat Chelsea
Inter Milan´s Geoffrey Kondogbia entered the annals of sporting infamy with a remarkable own goal but the Italian side...
Abbasi, Loyal Placeholder For Pakistan’s Sharif Dynasty
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is set to become Pakistan's interim prime minister, is the former federal minister for...