Articles by Kwame Mensah
Global Stocks, Dollar Up Slightly As Pivotal Week For Markets Gets Underway
An event-packed week for global markets got underway on Monday with stocks steady and the dollar recovering from a...
More Than 320,000 Dead In Six Years of Syria War
Syria's war has killed just over 320,000 people since it erupted six years ago, a monitor said Monday, noting that a...
HSBC Appoints AIA Boss Mark Tucker As New Chairman
HSBC has appointed Mark Tucker, the chief executive of Asian insurer AIA, as group chairman. Mr Tucker will take over...
Bangladesh Hoping To Break Losing Streak In 100th Test
Bangladesh will be looking to overcome their recent dismal form as the perennial minnows try to make their 100th Test...
Togo Fuel Price Hikes Hit Household Budgets
Emmanuel Sogadji has a message for the government in Togo from people who are being squeezed by fuel price rises:...
At the Fed, Spring Comes Early With Return To New ‘normal’
U. S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the...
Syria Rebels Will Not Attend Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an...
Egyptian Woman Dies After Hunger Strike Over Neighbour’s Building
The mother has since been buried but her four sons and daughters An Egyptian woman died on Sunday after two weeks of...
Bangladesh Axe Mahmudullah For Second Sri Lanka Test
Bangladesh have dropped batsman Mahmudullah Riyad from their squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, a...
‘Female Journalists, Interns Face High Level of Sexual Harassment’
A report by the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has revealed that there is a high level of sexual harassment among...
US-Iranian and Wife Charged Over Tehran Parties
A jailed US-Iranian and his wife have been formally charged with hosting parties in Tehran, while another couple were...
Chinese Mock Trump For ‘running the Country With Twitter’
China responded cautiously Monday to Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic outburst but local media and some citizens...
Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul
Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...
China Issues First Penalties Involving HK Stock Link
China's securities regulator has handed down hefty fines for stock manipulation including what it said was the first...
‘Brand Modi’ Gets Thumbs Up As PM’s Party Sweeps India Polls
Rebounding from a self-inflicted banknote crisis to deliver his party a stunning victory in state polls, Prime Minister...
British Boycott Supporter Refused Entry To Israel
A British activist who advocates boycotting Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory has been denied entry...
Coin Swallowing Thai Turtle On the Mend
A sea turtle dubbed 'Piggy Bank' for swallowing nearly 1,000 coins took swimming lessons Monday as she embarked on a...
Eastern US Braces For Monster Snow Storm
Nearly half the United States was caught in an icy blast on Monday, with much of the East Coast bracing for what could...
Iran FM Says Netanyahu Faking History and Jewish Faith
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu of ignorance about history and the...
Pakistan To Kick Off First Census In 19 Years
Fast-growing Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 200 million people, but has...