Articles by Kwame Mensah
S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital
Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the...
Maldives President Arrests Nephew Amid Power Struggle
The nephew of Maldives president Abdulla Yameen has been arrested for allegedly bribing politicians to challenge the...
US New Home Construction Jumps In June
Construction of new US homes rebounded in June to its highest level in four months, a sign that homebuilders may...
‘Rule of Law’ Issues Cloud Philippine Prospects
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright warned Wednesday that "rule-of-law" issues could harm investments in...
Liverpool’s 75 Mn Euros Keita Bid Rejected By Leipzig
Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed RB Leipzig have rejected an offer of 75 million euros (£66m, $86.4m)...
Russian Lawyer ‘ready’ To Meet US Congress Over Trump Jr Meeting
The Russian lawyer at the heart of the scandal over a meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son claimed...
Sold By IS In Raqa, Yazidi Female Fighters Back For Revenge
She was trafficked into Raqa as a sex slave by the Islamic State group but managed to escape. Now Yazidi fighter Heza...
Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been...
A Disney Man To Infinity and Beyond
When John Lasseter was at high school he borrowed a weighty hardback called "The Art of Animation" and was astonished...
Iran’s President Threatens Response To New US Sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but that...
Bracewell Quits Ireland Cricket Coaching Job
Ireland's cricket head coach John Bracewell says he wants a "new goal and challenge" when he leaves his post after...
20 Yemeni Civilians Reported Dead In Air Strike
An air raid in Yemen has killed at least 20 people mostly from the same family, the UN and witnesses said Wednesday,...
Vietnam To Rescue 1,000 Bears In Bid To End Bile Trade
Vietnam agreed Wednesday to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the...
Singapore Offers Manila Drones, Urban Warfare Training
Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling...
20 Yemeni Civilians Killed In Air Strike
An air strike on a group of displaced Yemenis has killed at least 20 civilians, mostly from the same family, a UN...
Morocco Sentences 25 To Prison Over W. Sahara Killings
A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced 25 Sahrawis to prison terms ranging from two years to life over the killing of...
Philippines Puts Big Casinos On Money-Laundering Watch
The Philippines said Wednesday it would monitor large transactions at casinos to curb money-laundering, after proceeds...
Risky Business For Fish In Oil-Polluted Reef Waters
Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behaviour and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters...
China ‘aggressive’ In Border Row, Says India Diplomat
A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no...
Reckitt Sells Sauces Business To McCormick For $4.2 Bn
British consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to offload its sauces division to US spicemaker McCormick...