Articles by Kwame Mensah
French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...
Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...
S.African Communists Mull Quitting ANC Election Pact
South Africa's communist party has said it could contest elections on its own rather than as part of the alliance led...
Amla Strengthens South Africa’s Grip On Second Test
Hashim Amla's second fifty of the match cemented South Africa's strong position in the second Test at Trent Bridge as...
Kidnapped US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe and Sound
A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, a...
Yemen Troops Killed In Suspected Qaeda Attack
Five Yemeni soldiers were killed and three wounded Sunday when gunmen suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda opened fire on a...
Macron, Netanyahu Mark 75 Years Since Paris Roundup of Jews
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi death...
Israeli Bill Seeks To Safeguard Control of Jerusalem
Israeli ministers gave initial approval Sunday to a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand...
Iran President’s Brother Arrested On Financial Crime Charges
The younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime...
Njie Seals Permanent Marseille Switch
Cameroon international striker Clinton Njie has joined Marseille on a permanent deal from Tottenham Hotspur after...
Four Islamist Extremists Surrender After Shootout In Bangladesh
Four suspected Islamist extremists surrendered Sunday after a night-long standoff with Bangladeshi police in which they...
Running of the Bulls Thai Style
Languidly ploughing flooded paddy-fields, Thailand's buffaloes don't usually strike people as the quickest of beasts....
US Citizen Accused of ‘infiltration’ Sentenced To 10 Years
A United States citizen accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a spokesman for the...
Israel Reopens Sensitive Holy Site, But Muslims Refuse To Enter
Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...
16 Pilgrims Killed In Bus Crash In Northern India
At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and many more injured Sunday after a bus crash in India's northern Jammu and...
Senegal Suspends Sports Events After Football Deaths
Senegal on Sunday suspended all sports and cultural events until elections at the end of the month, a day after eight...
Israel Reopens Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site Closed After Attack
Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...
Trump Cafe Lures Bangladeshis Keen For Pics, Not Politics
A cafe in Dhaka named after Donald Trump has been luring Bangladeshis undeterred by his controversial politics and more...
Iran Front Pages Mourn Trailblazing Female Mathematician
Iranian media have hailed trailblazing Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with...
Fate of Chinese Dissident’s Widow Worries Friends
Friends of the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were worried about the fate of his widow on Sunday, with no signs that...