Articles by Kwame Mensah
Park Refuses Order To Testify In Samsung Heir’s Trial
South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday again refused to testify in the corruption trial of...
Chinese Activist Questions Arrest In Ivanka Trump Factory Probe
Labour activist Hua Haifeng had avoided legal trouble in his 14 years investigating companies in China, but that...
Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners
North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting,...
Thai Smuggling Crackdown Leaves Myanmar’s Rohingya In Limbo
Five years have passed since Hla Hla Sein was forced into a displacement camp in western Myanmar for Rohingya Muslims,...
S. Korea Probes N. Korea Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...
Indonesia Bans Local Branch of Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Indonesia's government on Wednesday banned the local branch of Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir, rejecting criticism from...
‘Despacito’ Declared Most Streamed Song Ever
Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi's "Despacito," whose reggaeton beat has swept the globe, on Wednesday was named the most...
Bad Weather Caused Deadly Plane Crash
Bad weather caused a Myanmar military plane to crash last month with 122 people on board, state media reported on...
South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...
Madonna Asks Court To Block Love Letter Auction
Madonna asked a judge Tuesday to block an auction of memorabilia including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur,...
Nigeria and the Hunt For Oil In Boko Haram’s Heartland
Nigeria is reviving its search for oil in the country's conflict-riven northeast, aided by China and emboldened by...
China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet
He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an...
Dark Days For China’s Democracy Dream
The death of Liu Xiaobo deprives China's dissident movement of a crucial figurehead at a time when political activism...
ICC Judges To Rule On Release of Ivory Coast Ex-Leader Gbagbo
War crimes judges will rule Wednesday whether former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo can be released from prison for...
Court Begins Ruling In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial
A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...
Foreign Food Chains Brave Risks For A Bite of Iran
For years, Iranians have had to put up with the likes of "Mash Donalds" and "Pizza Hat". Now real Western food...
Magic Johnson Dazzled By Lonzo Ball’s Magic For Lakers
Magic Johnson believes Lonzo Ball's dazzling performances in the Las Vegas Summer League are a shape of things to come...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist...
Rwanda’s Essential Oils Offer Big Profits From Little Land
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid:...
Big Names In Fight For Form Coming Into British Open
While uncertainty surrounds the form of leading names such as Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, the British Open begins...