Articles by Kwame Mensah
Egypt Police Kill 7 Suspected IS Followers
Egypt security forces have killed seven suspected Islamic State group sympathisers thought to be planning attacks...
Hijacked Indian Cargo Ship Rescued But 8 Crew Missing
Somali security forces have liberated an Indian cargo ship from the pirates who hijacked it, but only two of the...
Visa For Egyptians Aimed At Preventing ‘terrorists’
Sudan said on Monday that its decision to make Egyptian men aged from 18 to 50 obtain entry visas was aimed at...
Pulitzer Prizes Honor US Election Coverage
Campaign reporting that exposed misleading claims by now US President Donald Trump about charitable giving and...
Composer Du Yun Wins Pulitzer For Trafficking Opera
Chinese-born composer Du Yun won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday for "Angel's Bone," an experimental opera that...
Sergio Garcia Defeats Rose To Win 2017 Golf Masters
Deep into the back nine on Sunday at the 1999 PGA Championship, Sergio Garcia charged in a long birdie putt at the...
An EXPLOSION Caused 2010 Jet Crash That Killed the Polish President
A fresh probe into the deadly 2010 crash of a Polish presidential jet in Russia suggested that an explosion likely...
Philippine’s Duterte Starts Gulf Tour
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Monday night in Saudi Arabia, where economic troubles forced the...
Watchdogs Allege Shell Knew About Nigeria Oil Kickbacks
Corruption watchdogs alleged Monday that Shell executives knew that money earmarked for a controversial oil deal was...
LeBron James Criticizes Officiating In Cavaliers’ Loss To Hawks
Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue called the Cavaliers’ loss to the Hawks on Sunday “stupid.” If only he waited a couple...
Ranieri Speaks Out On Leicester Firing, Backs His Former Players
Claudio Ranieri left Leicester City with class, though he admits there was a problem at the club — and it wasn’t...
USA, Mexico, Canada Announce Joint Bid For 2026 World Cup
On Tuesday the heads of the national soccer federations of the U. S., Mexico and Canada came together to announce...
US Regulator Reverses Course On In-Flight Calling
A top US regulator moved Monday to roll back efforts to allow cellphone use in aircraft, reversing course on relaxing a...
Chinese Tech Firm LeEco Ends Bid To Buy TV Maker Vizio
Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Monday abandoned its effort to buy US television maker Vizio, citing...
Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan is set to execute an Indian naval officer accused of being a spy, potentially ratcheting up tension between...
White House Warns Syria On Chemical, Barrel Bomb Use
The White House on Monday warned Syria that further use of chemical weapons or barrel bombs could bring US military...
Metallica Bassist’s Son, 12, Goes On Tour With Korn
Rock music has long centered around youth but metal band Korn is going to a new extreme -- the 12-year-old son of...
US, Mexico, Canada In Joint Bid For 2026 World Cup
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the...
Janet Jackson, Husband Split Months After Baby
Pop superstar Janet Jackson has split from her husband, the Qatari tycoon Wissam Al Mana, just months after they had a...
US Strike Destroyed 20 Percent of Syria’s Working Jets
Last week's US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of President Bashar al-Assad's working warplanes, Pentagon...