Articles by Kwame Mensah
At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border
At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in...
Civilians Flee Mosul Fighting As Iraq Forces Battle IS
Several hundred civilians fled through the desert on Tuesday to escape fighting against jihadists in the Mosul area,...
China Football Transfers Hit New Record Despite Crackdown
Chinese clubs splashed a record 388 million euros ($411 million) on footballers in the January-February transfer window...
US Track Queen Felix Targeting 2020 Olympics
US track queen Allyson Felix said on Monday she has set her sights on the 2020 Olympics after winning a record sixth...
Spain Appoints ‘minister For Sex’ To Reverse Nation’s Plummeting Birth Rate
Spain has appointed its first Minister of Sex whose job will be to get people busy between the sheets. The government...
China’s Favourite Wins Strong Backing In Hong Kong Leadership Race
The woman seen as China's favourite for Hong Kong's next leader formally registered Tuesday for the election in March...
Eleven Afghan Police Killed In Insider Attack
An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of...
Singapore Defence Ministry Reports Cyber Breach
Singapore's defence ministry said Tuesday that hackers had stolen the personal details of hundreds of staff and...
UFC Signs Top China MMA Fighter To Boost Asia Return
The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, on Tuesday annnounced it had signed one...
‘Wolverine’ Braves Taiwan’s Stinky Tofu
Actor Hugh Jackman has not turned his nose up at the chance to sample Taiwan's famous snack "stinky tofu" as he tours...
President Alpha Conde Sacks 3 Ministers After Deadly Strike Protests
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde fired three ministers, according to a decree read on state television Monday,...
‘Jihadists’ Attack Police Posts In Northern Burkina Faso
Two police posts in Burkina Faso were attacked by jihadists on Monday night, officials said, just months after 12...
Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong To Be Indicted On Bribery Charges
Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement,...
Two Women To Be Charged With Kim Murder
Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent at Kuala...
Australian Arrested Over IS Missile-Design Plot
An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range...
Libya Exposed As An Epicentre For Migrant Child Abuse
The United Nations has warned that large numbers of children are still risking their lives to make the dangerous...
Trump Aide Conway Draws Ire For Kneeling On White House Sofa
Counselor to the US president Kellyanne Conway sparked social media fury after kneeling on a White House sofa with her...
Bangladesh Islamists To Hang For Japanese Farmer’s Murder
Five Islamist extremists who murdered a Japanese farmer in a drive-by shooting in 2015 were sentenced to death by a...
US Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid
More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and...
Malaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut
Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed...