Articles by Kwame Mensah
Bangladesh Islamists Blow Themselves Up, Ending Standoff
Four suspected Islamist fighters blew themselves up at a hideout in Bangladesh, ending a 24-hour standoff, police said...
Arkansas Executes Kenneth Williams, Fourth Man In A Week
Arkansas has put to death its fourth inmate within a week after a dozen years without a single execution. Kenneth...
German Parliament Moves To Partially Ban the Burka
Members of the lower house of parliament in Germany have approved a law that partially bans the full-face Islamic veil...
World Bank Supports Sub Saharan Africa With $57bn
Sub- Saharan countries facing threats of famine in the near future could heave a sigh of relief as the World Bank...
Pope Heads To Egypt To Mend Ties With Islam, Reassure Christians
In keeping with his inclusive approach to his role, when Pope Francis visits Egypt on Friday he will meet with the head...
Arkansas Carries Out Last Execution Before Drug Expires
Arkansas executed another inmate on Thursday, the last in a series of lethal injections that the state has squeezed...
China More Interested In Macron’s Marriage Than His Politics
China is closely following France's presidential election, but web users appear less interested in the politics than...
Sports Broadcasting Giant ESPN Forced To Reinvent Itself
ESPN, the giant of American sports television channels, has been losing subscribers by the millions while being...
ASEAN To Express ‘grave Concern’ Over Tests Despite N. Korea Appeal
Southeast Asian countries will express "grave concern" over North Korea's nuclear weapons tests and ballistic missile...
Macedonia Parliament Stormed By Protesters In Skopje
Protesters stormed into Macedonia's parliament on Thursday after an ethnic Albanian was elected as speaker. A brawl...
Passenger Dragged Off United Airlines Plane Wins Settlement
The Kentucky doctor dragged off a United Airlines flight from Chicago earlier this month has received a financial...
Trump Praises China’s Xi Over Handling of North Korea
Donald Trump has praised China's President Xi Jinping for his handling of North Korea, calling him "a very good man"...
UK ‘Iron Man’ Demonstrates Flying Suit
A British inventor, who built an Iron Man-style flight suit, has flown it at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and...
All-Cash Business A Headache For the Marijuana Industry
America's cannabis industry may be booming, but its entrepreneurs are finding the all-cash business a logistical,...
Detainees Found In ‘secret Cell’ In Philippines
A dozen people have been found stuffed inside a closet-sized cell hidden behind a book shelf in a Philippine police...
Global Press Freedom At 13-Year Low
Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by US President Donald Trump's media bashing and restrictions...
Seoul Rejects Trump Demand It Pays For Missile System
Seoul on Friday brushed aside US President Donald Trump's suggestion that it should pay for a $1 billion missile...
Kenya Opposition To Name Presidential Candidate
The main opposition alliance in Kenya is due to announce its candidate for the 8 August election at a huge rally in the...
US Jails Somali Pirate For Life
The skiff of the pirates was set ablaze A Somali man has been sentenced to life in prison by a US judge for his role in...
Australian Cricketers Reject ‘disrespectful’ Pay Offer
Australia's players' union Friday rejected a Cricket Australia pay and conditions proposal, saying it was unfair and...