Articles by Kwame Mensah
Hosni Mubarak, Symbol of Dashed Hopes, Goes Free
In six years, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak has gone from symbolising the hubris of Middle East dictators swept away by the...
TransCanada Given US Permit To Build Keystone XL Pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands to US refineries, but was put on hold by former...
I Have Sex With Snakes Daily – 40-Year-Old Prophet
A Zimbabwean self-professed prophet, Pachawa Kwanamba, has confessed of his involvement in sex sessions with snakes....
Gambia To Set Up Truth Commission To Probe Jammeh’s Rule
The Gambia will set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate abuses committed during ex-President Yahya...
South Korea’s Sunken Sewol Ferry Starts Final Journey
South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry was sailed away from its watery grave Friday, beginning its final journey nearly three...
Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian...
India’s Manohar To Stay On As ICC Chairman
India's Shashank Manohar has deferred his resignation as the chairman of the International Cricket Council to see...
Salva Kiir Is Ignoring Famine
Guterres called for South Sudan's leaders to do more to help the 7.5 million in need of aid Secretary General Guterres...
British Scientists In World-First TB Breakthrough
British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Researchers in Oxford and...
Hong Kong Recalls Suspect Brazilian Meat
Hong Kong said Friday it would recall Brazilian meat from 21 processing plants under investigation over a rotten meat...
Cairo Blast Kills Egyptian Man
An explosion killed an Egyptian man on Friday in Cairo, the interior ministry said. The blast in the Maadi district,...
Ousted Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Freed From Detention
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday where he had spent much of the last six years...
Jordan Airline Suggests Flyers ‘talk’ During Laptop Ban
While Middle Eastern airlines grapple with carry-on bans for laptops on flights to the US and Britain, one carrier is...
Ousted Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Freed From Detention
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak was freed today from a military hospital after spending six years in detention...
Iraq’s Sadr Threatens Boycott If Election Law Unchanged
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told a demonstration in Baghdad on Friday that he would order a boycott of...
Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim
Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...
Shell Sells Gabon Onshore Energy Assets
Royal Dutch Shell has sold its onshore oil and gas interests in the central African nation of Gabon for $587 million to...
Church Turns Into Beer Bar After Every Sunday Mass
In Brielen, a small Belgian village of only 700 inhabitants, it was customary for church goers to meet up for a beer...
Trump Issues Friday Vote Ultimatum
US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled...
Australian Test Skipper Steve Smith Rubs Noses With Dalai Lama
Australian skipper Steve Smith revealed Friday his team held a relaxing session with the Dalai Lama where they learnt...