Articles by Kwame Mensah
US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To IS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa and...
Five Troops, 10 Militants Dead In Pakistan Border Raid
Five Pakistani soldiers and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the...
Iraq Forces Advance In Renewed Mosul Push
Iraqi security forces advanced Monday towards a compound of jihadist-held government buildings and a bridgehead, on the...
Japan 50-Yr-Old Striker Miura Surpasses Stanley Matthews Landmark
Twinkle-toed Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has racked up another astonishing landmark by eclipsing former England...
Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack
At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town in a...
Misbah To Lead Pakistan In West Indies Tour
Pakistan's ageing Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday made himself available for next month's series in the West...
Five Questions On North Korea’s Missile Programme
North Korea launched four missiles on Monday, three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone -- waters...
Air India Claims Record With All-Female Round-World Flight
India's national airline claimed Monday to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely...
Philippine Police ‘reload’, Rejoin Drug War
The Philippine police chief said Monday his forces had "reloaded" and were back fighting their president's deadly war...
Fifth Night of Suspected US Raids On Yemen
Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished...
Japan’s ‘fake Food’ More Appetising Than the Original
They may look good enough to eat, but Japan's mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete...
South Africa Quicks Target New Zealand Unbeaten Streak
South Africa are backing their pace attack to snap New Zealand's unbeaten run at Dunedin's University Oval when the...
Tristan Voorspuy, Ex-British Army Officer, Killed In Kenya
A former British army officer has been shot dead in Kenya, police in the country have said. Tristan Voorspuy was killed...
India Fight Back As Jadeja Takes Six Wickets
Lokesh Rahul and Abhinav Mukund reached 38-0 at lunch on the third day of the second Test Monday after Ravindra Jadeja...
Malaysia PM Not Waiting For Apology As N. Korea Envoy Expelled
Malaysia's prime minister Monday said he expects no apology from North Korea over its comments on the investigation...
Carlos Tevez Scores On Chinese Super League Debut
Carlos Tevez scored on his Chinese Super League debut for Shanghai Shenhua as he started repaying wages that have...
Palestinian Killed In West Bank Firefight
A Palestinian was killed Sunday night in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the...
Nine Dead In Japan Helicopter Crash
All nine people aboard a helicopter that crashed during a mountain rescue drill in Japan over the weekend were killed,...
Ageing Cheerleaders Offer Glimpse of World’s Longest-Living Women
Waving white pom poms in the air, dozens of grey-haired cheerleaders in matching red and white uniforms hop and skip to...
Modi Battles For Hearts and Minds In India’s Holy City
Varanasi boat owner Prabhu Sahani backed Narendra Modi as his MP in the 2014 general election. But the Indian prime...