Articles by Kwame Mensah
Afghan Security Leadership Under Fire Over Hospital Attack
The Afghan security leadership has come under scathing criticism from lawmakers and social media users over a...
US Fed Begins Meet With Rate Hike On the Cards
The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, having signalled it is likely to raise the benchmark...
Blaze At Israeli Fireworks Warehouse Kills 2
A fireworks warehouse in northern Israel went up in flames on Tuesday, killing two people, injuring at least two more...
Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders
The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...
Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslide Reaches 72
The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia's largest rubbish dump reached 72 on Tuesday as the country's parliament...
700 Dead As Malaria ‘epidemic’ Hits Burundi
About 700 people have died from malaria in Burundi so far this year, the health minister said, with the authorities...
Netanyahu Testifies Over ‘false’ Claim of Fight With Wife
Israel saw a soap-opera-like spectacle Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court to deny a claim...
BlackRock To Pressure Companies On Climate and Diversity
The world's biggest fund manager BlackRock is urging large companies to be transparent about climate risks and increase...
Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role
Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...
U.S. Carrier Joins South Korea Drills, North Korea Warns of ‘merciless’ Strikes
As the USS Carl Vinson plowed through seas off South Korea on Tuesday, rival North Korea warned the United States of...
Saudi To Boost ‘decent and Proper’ Jobs For Women
Saudi Arabia is aiming for a major boost in female employment in the conservative Islamic kingdom but women need not go...
Brazil Football Legend Ronaldinho To Visit Pakistan
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Pakistan as part of a goodwill mission to promote the game in the...
Trump Envoy Meets Abbas As White House Wades Into Mideast Conflict
US President Donald Trump's administration waded into the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday as one of...
Meteorologists Revise Down Storm Forecast For New York
Winter Storm Stella was no longer expected to be the worst winter storm of the season, at least in New York City, where...
US Wholesale Inflation Slower But Still Robust In February
US wholesale inflation continued to post solid gains in February, with one measure seeing its fastest increase in...
Over 80,000 Iraqis Displaced In West Mosul Fighting
More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International...
Dubai Arrests Man Behind Video of Cat Fed Alive To Dogs
Police in Dubai have arrested a man who was behind a gruesome video showing a cat being fed alive to dogs as a...
Nepal Police Demolish Camp For Earthquake Displaced
Nepal police Tuesday demolished the largest remaining settlement of people displaced by a powerful earthquake that...
South Africa ‘disappointed’ As Durban Loses Commonwealth Games
South Africa voiced disappointment Tuesday that Durban had been stripped of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, blaming...
Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub
Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the...