Articles by Kwame Mensah
Morocco To Pull Out of UN Buffer Zone
It was annexed by Morocco in 1975 - a move resisted by the Polisario Front. Morocco is to pull out of a UN buffer zone...
Indonesian Collapses After Caning For Breaking Islamic Law
An Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned Monday for spending time with a woman who is not his wife in...
Migrant Rescues Off Libya Encourage Traffickers
The head of EU border agency Frontex on Monday criticised charities that rescue migrants off Libya, arguing that they...
11 Killed In Government Raids On Northwest Syria
Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian...
EU Expands North Korea Sanctions
The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea on Monday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests...
Sri Lanka Prison Bus Shooting Kills Seven
Attackers opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two armed guards in the...
Air Strike Kills Key Afghan Taliban Commander
An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,...
Millions Without Water In Capital Santiago
Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to...
Oil Gains As Bullish Bets On Rising Prices Hit Record High
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors showed record confidence in prices rising further, though gains were capped by...
Iraq Forces Reach Key Mosul Bridge
Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge Monday, a key step...
Israel Braces For Gaza War Report
Israeli politicians and ex-generals are scrambling for cover ahead of the publication on Tuesday of a report expected...
Jennifer Aniston Dazzles At the Oscars In $10.7 Million Worth of Diamonds Gown
These days, seeing Jennifer Aniston on an awards show red carpet feels akin to spotting the rarest of birds flit by...
Syrian Opposition Says To Meet Russian Officials At Geneva Talks On Monday
A senior opposition negotiator at Syria peace talks in Geneva said on Monday his delegation would meet Russian foreign...
Anthem and Blue Crosses Loom Large In Obamacare Talks
Anthem Inc. (ANTM. N) and other U.S. health insurers complained to the White House for more than a year that they were...
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco To Invest $7 Bn In Malaysia Oil Refinery
Saudi Arabia's Aramco will invest $7 billion in a giant Malaysian oil refinery project, Prime Minister Najib Razak said...
Impeached S. Korea President Tells Court of ‘regret’
South Korea's president expressed "belated regret" Monday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as the...
‘turnkey’ Answer To Threats Real and Imagined
Built to keep out migrants, traffickers, or an enemy group, border walls have emerged as a one-size-fits-all response...
German Hostage Beheaded By Philippine Islamists
Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the SITE...
Ethnic, Religious Violence Again Grips Nigeria’s Kaduna
Long-standing tensions between herdsmen and farmers have flared up again in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, leaving...
In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt
The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing...