Articles by Kwame Mensah
N. Korea Detains US Citizen
A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there,...
US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on...
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Says Won’t Endorse Other Candidates
Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he won't endorse other candidates in next month's...
Huge Crowds of Shiite Faithful Throng Baghdad Shrine
Hundreds of thousands of Shiite faithful thronged the mausoleum of Imam Kadhim in Baghdad Sunday for the climax of a...
Valverde Leading the Race To Be Next Barca Boss
Ernesto Valverde is leading the race to be the next Barcelona boss as the Blaugrana look ahead to a new era in the...
Australia Police Stop Driver, 12, On Epic Car Journey
A 12-year-old boy trying to drive from coast-to-coast through the vast Australian outback was stopped by traffic police...
Furious Afghans Call For Resignations After Taliban Base Attack
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a...
France Votes For New President Amid High Security
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on...
Deadly Israeli Attacks Hit Syria’s Quneitra Province
Israeli forces have attacked pro-Syrian government groups in the countryside of Quneitra, two days after carrying out...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...
Happy Days Actress Erin Moran Dies At 56
US actress Erin Moran, best known for playing Joanie in 1970s sitcom Happy Days, has died, aged 56. Police said a...
Australia, New Zealand Hit Back At North Korea Threat
Australia and New Zealand stiffened their rhetoric against North Korea Sunday after the isolated state threatened...
Maldives Blogger Stabbed To Death In Restive Capital
A liberal blogger, Yameen Rasheed, was stabbed to death in the politically restive Maldivian capital Male, his family...
Israeli Attack On Syria Military Camp Kills Three
An Israeli attack on a Syrian camp for pro-government forces killed three fighters near the Golan Heights on Sunday, an...
Kendrick Lamar Scores Biggest US Album Release of Year
Kendrick Lamar has pulled off the biggest US album debut this year with "DAMN.," an introspective work of hip-hop...
Warriors Put Blazers On Brink, Gasol’s Floater Sinks Spurs
Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors stormed back from a...
Thailand’s Worawi Vows To Challenge FIFA Ban
Former Thai football chief Worawi Makudi has vowed to push FIFA to lift its ban on him after an appeals court in...
New Zealand Teams Dominate Super Rugby As Crusaders Stay Unbeaten
The Canterbury Crusaders remained unbeaten as New Zealand teams dominated Super Rugby this weekend ahead of June's...
Iran Elections Have History of Dark Horses
Election season is under way in Iran and the rumour mill is in overdrive as the public tries to divine the backroom...
US Warship In West Pacific For Japan Navy Drills
The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said,...