Articles by Kwame Mensah
Trump Learning the Hard Way the US Presidency Is Weak
Transitioning from businessman to politician has been tough for Donald Trump. The billionaire dealmaker promised...
US Court Blocks Release of Guantanamo Force-Feeding Videos
A US federal appeals court on Friday blocked the release of videos showing a prisoner being force-fed at the Guantanamo...
Army Regains Territory Lost In Central Syria
Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier...
Ferrari Once Owned By Trump To Go On Auction
A 10-year-old red Ferrari set to go on auction in Florida on Saturday is attracting an unusual amount of attention...
FBI Releases 9/11 Pentagon Photos
Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI this week show the...
I Want To Win the Ballon d’Or, But I’m In No Hurry
The Ballon d'Or is on Neymar's mind, but his personal ambition isn't his sole reason for playing football. A...
Nadal Downs Fognini To Reach Miami Tennis Final
Rafael Nadal marched into the final of the Miami Open, where he could face rival Roger Federer, with a 6-1, 7-5 win...
From Anti-Apartheid Fight To Internal Struggles
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), now struggling with internal conflicts, started out as an elite...
Kuwaiti Woman ‘investigated Over Ethiopian Maid’s Window Fall’
The Kuwaiti authorities are reportedly investigating a video that appears to show a woman filming her Ethiopian maid...
New Podcast ‘S-Town’ From ‘Serial’ Creators Tops Charts
The new radio show "S-Town," by the team behind "Serial," the most downloaded podcast in history, is leading download...
Shell Unveils Giant New High-Tech Research Lab In India
Oil giant Shell opened Friday a high-tech research hub in southern India that is hoping to pioneer the green energy of...
Venezuela’s Court Move Breaks Law, Maduro Ally Says
Venezuela's chief prosecutor, an ally of President Nicolas Maduro, has said the decision by the Supreme Court to take...
Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx
Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...
India State Greenlights Life Sentences For Cow Slaughter
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from...
Germany Rejects US Pressure For Nato Spending Rise
Calls by the Trump administration for Germany and other Nato partners to increase spending on defence have been...
Clinton Knocks Trump For Proposing Cuts To US Diplomacy
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, slowly emerging from post-election seclusion, slammed President Donald Trump...
US Boost Sanctions Pressure On NKorea Over Nuclear Program
The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions Friday, seeking to...
India Seeks Divine Intervention To Deter Serial Spitters
India has sought help from higher up to rid its government buildings of the scourge of spitting - wall tiles imprinted...
Staying True To Ideals, Yes At Last Lands In Hall of Fame
With flowing instrumental passages, song lengths that baffled radio DJs and lyricism inspired by Hindu scripture, Yes...
UN Renews Smaller DR Congo Peackeeping Force
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the...