Articles by Kwame Mensah
India Brides Get Wooden Paddles To Beat Drunk Husbands
An Indian state minister has given hundreds of wooden bats to newly-wed brides, urging them to use the paddle as a...
Microsoft Creates ‘Dubai Font’ Typeface For the City
The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a...
Can Merkel Press Saudi Authorities On Women’s Rights?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in Saudi Arabia Sunday on a one-day official visit. She will hold talks with the...
Man Who Raped Five-Year-Old Girl Jailed For 13 Years
A man who raped a five-year-old girl and said her mum would die if she told anyone has been jailed for 13 years. Police...
China, Taiwan and Japan Strike Gold At Asia Championships
Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long beat his Chinese team-mate Lin Dan in the men´s singles final on Sunday to win...
France Will Decide Future of Europe In Presidential Vote
French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that voters in France must decide their future in Europe in the May 7...
Bike-Sharing Launched In Congested Beirut
Lebanon launched a bike-sharing programme in its capital Beirut on Sunday, hoping to cut down on the congested city's...
Journalism, Free Press More Crucial Than Ever
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward of Watergate fame argued Saturday night that good journalism is more crucial to a free...
Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian Shot Dead In Istanbul
The founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV company has been killed in Istanbul. Saeed Karimian was shot...
Everest Claims ‘Swiss Machine’ Climber
The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. Steck, who was known as the...
SpaceX Postpones Classified US Military Launch Until Monday
SpaceX on Sunday postponed for 24 hours the launch of a secretive US government payload, known only as NROL-76, due to...
Japan’s Neorealism Wins Hong Kong’s QEII Cup
Japanese raider Neorealism held off a late challenge from the fast-finishing Pakistan Star to win Sunday´s Audemars...
US-Backed Syrian Rebels Advance On ISIS Raqqa Stronghold
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of...
A Waterway Lifeline For US-Backed Syria Force Fighting IS
As US-backed fighters advance on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian stronghold Raqa, a waterway "corridor" has...
Celebration and Protest As Indonesian Leader Visits Hong Kong
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo was greeted by a mixture of celebration and protest in Hong Kong Sunday with calls to...
Famed Swiss Climber Ueli Steck Dies On Everest
Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of...
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To White House In ‘friendly’ Call
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly"...
Trump Lauds His Track Record As Thousands March Against Him
As marches were held across the US in protest against his policies, Donald Trump seemingly remained unfazed by the...
South Korea, US Conduct Military Drills Despite Pyongyang Threats
South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday, but continued a...
Libya Seizes Oil Tankers and Crew After Shootout At Sea
Libya has seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers and detained their crews for allegedly smuggling fuel after an...