Articles by Kwame Mensah
Fairfax Media Staff Strike For A Week Over Job Cuts
Staff at Australia's Fairfax Media walked off the job for a week on Wednesday in protest at more hefty job cuts as the...
Parties Trade Blows On Tax Plans
The Conservatives are attempting to shift the election battleground to the economy with an attack on Labour's tax and...
Bomb Blast Targets Foreign Forces In Kabul
A bomb blast targeting a convoy of foreign forces near the US embassy in Kabul Wednesday killed at least three people...
‘Drunk’ American Arrested Over Japan Flight Brawl
Japanese police have arrested a drunken American man over a punch-up with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways...
12 Dead In Tunnel Blast In Southwest China
Twelve workers died following an explosion in a high-speed rail tunnel in southwestern China, state media said on...
Activity Resumes At North Korea Nuclear Test Site
Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as...
Australia PM To Reset Ties With Trump After Icy Start
Malcolm Turnbull will seek to steady Australia's longstanding alliance with the United States when he meets Donald...
Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Fired
The police department in Balch Springs, Texas, on Tuesday fired the officer who fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old...
Thomas Scores 53 To Power Celtics Over Wizards
Isaiah Thomas scored a career playoff high 53 points, nine of them in a game-closing 15-2 over-time run that powered...
Fiji Urges Trump To Honour Paris Climate Deal
Fiji pleaded with US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris climate deal Wednesday, as the tiny Pacific nation...
China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky
When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...
Niger Gold Seekers Dig Deep For Bullion Dreams
Arriving on motorcycles and donkeys, in cars, or even on foot, hundreds of people have flocked to a site in southern...
Purity the Key For Treasured S.Korean Breed
Pointy-eared and short-haired, the Jindo dog is a symbol of South Korea, where breeders and authorities keep its...
Morocco Fights To Save Its Iconic Monkey
"If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years," warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad's ageing 4x4 showing...
Journalists ‘suffocating’ In Magufuli’s Tanzania
Press freedom in Tanzania is being squeezed under President John Magufuli, leaving journalists fearful. France-based...
Clinton Blames Self, Russia, Misogyny For Election Loss
Hillary Clinton has said that she is taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian...
HRW Condemns Hamas Detention of ‘mentally Ill’ Israelis
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the "illegal" detention of two Israeli citizens by Hamas, releasing new...
Praise Allah! Islam Goes Evangelical In Nigeria’s South
Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship...
Apple Sees Surprise Fall In IPhone Sales
Apple sold fewer iPhones than a year ago in the first three months of 2017, the company said in its latest results. The...
‘No Charges’ For Police Over Black Man’s Killing
The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed a black man in...