Articles by Kwame Mensah
Australians May Strike If Super Rugby Team Axed
Australia's professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed in a...
Australia Warns of Snakes, Crocs and Sharks In Floods
Wading through flooded areas can be dangerous anywhere in the world, but in Australia the waters may contain snakes,...
Ghosts of Mosul Stalk Iraq’s Fleeing Children
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear...
Manny Pacquiao Back In Talks To Fight Jeff Horn
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is back in talks for a possible fight with unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn, the Filipino...
Cavaliers In A ‘bad Spot’ As Bulls Complete Sweep
LeBron James says the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers are "in a bad spot" after losing their third...
Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the...
Horses Seal the Deal As Odor Stays With Texas Rangers
Venezuelan second baseman Rougned Odor on Thursday agreed to a six-year Major League Baseball contract extension with...
German Inflation Dropping In March
Inflation in Europe's largest economy Germany has fallen back sharply over the past four weeks, after overshooting the...
Britain’s Konta Downs Venus To Reach Miami Open Final
Britain's Johanna Konta beat Venus Williams 6-4, 7-5 in a grueling battle Thursday to reach the WTA Miami Open final,...
Transgender Vietnamese Turn To Black Market Hormones
Every week, Huynh Nha An faces the same dilemma: spend her paltry salary on food, or buy the black market hormones she...
Trump To Name and Shame Trade ‘cheats’
President Donald Trump will order staff Friday to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America's nearly $50...
Mali’s State of Emergency Extended By 10 Days
The state of emergency in force almost non-stop for 16 months in Mali was extended by 10 days from Friday, the...
Cow Crackdown Puts India’s Meat Industry On Edge
Not a buffalo in sight as businessman Haji Shadab paced the silent abattoir, his meat shipments indefinitely on hold as...
Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, over concerns...
S.African Rand Plunges After Finance Minister Sacked In Reshuffle
South Africa's rand plunged five percent Friday after President Jacob Zuma sacked his finance minister and made ten new...
Malaysians’ Emotional Return From Pyongyang In Kim Body Swap
Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang made an emotional return home Friday, after Kuala Lumpur sent back the body of the...
Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...
Top Bangladesh Army Officer Dies From IS-Claimed Blast
A senior army officer who headed the intelligence wing of Bangladesh's elite security force died Friday, days after he...
France’s Icher Leads At Wind-Halted LPGA Major
France's Karine Icher fired a five-under par 67 to seize the lead before high winds halted Thursday's opening round of...
South Korean Kang One Back of Fowler Atop PGA Houston Open
South Korea's Kang Sung, seeking a win to reach his first Masters, birdied four holes in a row before a closing bogey...