Articles by Kwame Mensah
New York Raises Criminal Age of Responsibility To 18
New York has signed into law raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18, leaving just one state -- North Carolina...
DR Congo Police Arrest Dozens At Banned Protest Rallies
Police detained several dozen people accused of violating a ban Monday on protests against DR Congo President Joseph...
African Migrants Seeking Europe Sold As ‘slaves’ For $200
African migrants trying to reach Europe are being sold into slavery in Libya, including for sex, for as little as $200,...
Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as...
Algeria Goalie Found Guilty of ‘aggression’ Against Policeman
The goalkeeper of Algeria's first division club MC Alger, Faouzi Chaouchi, was sentenced Tuesday to a suspended...
Libya PM Sarraj Accuses EU of Reneging On Migrant Pledges
The European Union has reneged on pledges to help Libya fight migrant smuggling to Europe, UN-backed Libyan Prime...
Oscar Penalty Miss As Silva Bullet Sinks SIPG
Big-money midfielder Oscar missed a second-half penalty as Andre Villas-Boas's Shanghai SIPG lost 1-0 to Urawa Red...
Egypt Parliament Approves State of Emergency
Egypt's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a three-month state of emergency declared by President Abdel Fattah...
Qualcomm Fires Back At Apple With Countersuit
Qualcomm has moved on the offensive in its legal battle with Apple with a countersuit claiming the iPhone maker...
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Officially Accepts Role As Chief Executive
Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam officially accepted her appointment as chief executive Tuesday in Beijing, state...
Turkey Says Tests Confirm Sarin Used In Syria Attack
Turkey said on Tuesday that tests proved the deadly nerve agent sarin was used in a suspected chemical attack in...
Bolt Inspired Me To Break World Record
Training with Jamaican athletics legend Usain Bolt gave Wayde van Niekerk the self-belief he could break Michael...
British DJ Hosts World’s Highest Party On Everest
Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the "highest party on earth" at...
Pakistan Charges Jamshed In Spot-Fixing Case
Pakistan cricket charged former Test batsman Nasir Jamshed on Tuesday with obstructing and failing to cooperate in an...
Zambian Opposition Leader Held Over ‘motorcade Standoff’
Armed police on Tuesday held Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema after raiding his house overnight, an AFP...
Mosul’s Sudanese Eye Homecoming
They're not Iraqis but they suffered under jihadist rule just like other Mosul residents. Now they have lost everything...
Putin Warns of Future Chemical Weapons ‘provocations’ To Frame Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned of future chemical weapons "provocations" in Syria that would be...
Lebanon Army Order Evicts 3,000 Syria Refugees From Camps
Around 3,000 Syrian refugees have left their tents in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley after oral eviction orders issued last...
‘Cauliflower Ear’ Tackled By Silicon Ear Guard
A Northern Ireland dental technician believes she may have found a way to prevent the rugby player's curse -...
Trump Says US Ready To Solve N. Korea ‘problem’ Without China
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is ready to solve the North Korean "problem" without...