Articles by Kwame Mensah
Hamas To Announce New Principles Easing Stance On Israel
Hamas was to unveil a new policy document on Monday that eases its stance on Israel after earlier calling for the...
Eminem Sues New Zealand Governing Party
Eminem has taken New Zealand’s governing party to court over a music track it used for a campaign ad. The US rapper...
Global Unemployment Expected To Rise By 3.4m In 2017
ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4m in 2017 The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly...
IMF Spring Meetings 2017
A clear theme running through the meetings was the need to protect the growth momentum The world’s economic leaders...
Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks
Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch...
More Military Funds, None For Border Wall
US congressional leaders on Monday unveiled a bipartisan deal funding government through September, with a compromise...
Twitter, Bloomberg Team Up For Streaming News Channel
Twitter is launching a 24-hour streaming news channel in partnership with the Bloomberg news agency, in a major...
Trump Asks Whether Civil War Could Have Been ‘worked Out’
US President Donald Trump took a fresh shot at his predecessor Barack Obama and suggested the US Civil War could have...
Iran Big Winner From Region’s Turmoil
Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Monday that Iran and Israel were the main beneficiaries of turmoil across the...
South Africa’s Zuma Quits Rally After Being Jeered
South African President Jacob Zuma abandoned a Mayday rally on Monday after he was booed and jeered by trade union...
Murders Touch Off Riots In DR Congo’s Gold-Rich Northeast
Protesters angered by a string of unsolved murders threw up roadblocks and mobbed government offices in three days of...
Anonymous App Yik Yak Shuts Down
Yik Yak, a mobile application which gained popularity for allowing users to make anonymous comments and which sparked...
Top Democrat Trolls Trump Via Spotify
The US Senate's top Democrat has needled Donald Trump through a playlist on Spotify, selecting songs that pointedly...
Quake Rattles Alaska, Canada Border Area
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck a remote border area between Canada and southeastern Alaska Monday, the US Geological...
SpaceX Successfully Launches A Rocket
SpaceX today blasted off a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military launch...
Key US Inflation Measure Sees First Drop In 16 Years
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure fell in March, and a key component dropped for the first time in...
Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United...
SpaceX Makes First US Military Launch, Then Lands Rocket Again
SpaceX on Monday blasted off a secretive US government satellite, known only as NROL-76, marking the first military...
Seven Killed In Raid On Bank van In Indian Kashmir
Seven people including five policemen were killed Monday when suspected militants attacked a bank van carrying cash in...
New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon
A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...