Articles by Kwame Mensah
BBC Journalist Faces Five Years Jail For Thailand Reporting
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a criminal defamation...
NBA Legend Yao Ming Named Chinese Basketball Chief
NBA Hall of Famer Yao Ming called for "urgent" reform and said he was facing a multitude of problems as he was elected...
India Stall Australia’s Momentum In Opening Test
India grabbed the key wicket of David Warner just before lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Pune Thursday,...
Manny Pacquiao ‘in Negotiations’ To Fight Amir Khan
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao on Thursday said he was "in negotiations" to face British fighter Amir Khan,...
Japan’s Sunwolves Ready For Super Rugby Reset After Horror Year
Sunwolves coach Filo Tiatia said Thursday that the Japanese side have no reason to feel pressure this season after a...
Record Damages Awarded Over US Army Base Noise In Japan
A Japanese court on Thursday awarded record compensation for thousands of residents near a US military base over...
Ultimate Fighting Championship Muscles Into Asia With Eyes On China
The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, Thursday announced its long-awaited...
Court Rules Assault Weapons Are Not Protected Under Constitution
A US appeals court has ruled that military-style assault weapons are not protected under the US Constitution, dealing a...
Australia Post Boss Resigns Amid Outcry Over Huge Salary
The man credited with saving Australia's government-owned postal service announced his resignation Thursday after a...
Bharti Airtel Buys Telenor’s India Operations
Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel will buy the local operations of Norway's Telenor, it said Thursday, as the...
Top Seed Raonic Advances At ATP Delray Beach
Canadian top seed Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Wednesday by defeating...
Chief Executive Out At Paramount Pictures
Viacom announced the departure of the top executive at Paramount Pictures, which has struggled for profit and was at...
Vietnam Suspect Was Country Girl, Say Neighbours
The Vietnamese suspect in the killing of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother was renowned for her fashion, funky hairstyles and...
Ai Weiwei Films Global Crisis
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has a message for US President Donald Trump, Europe's populist right and those who...
Mumbai’s Original Inhabitants Fear World’s Tallest Statue
A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue...
Baby Orangutan Rescued After Being Kept As A Pet
Baby primate Vena shyly turned her head away from a bottle as two vets tried to feed her, the latest Bornean orangutan...
Sacked Turkish Academics Take Protest To the Streets
In the heart of Ankara, Turkish communications lecturer Sevilay Celenk gives a lecture to dozens of attentive students....
France Insists On Two-State Mideast Peace Deal
France is committed to a two-state solution for the Middle East conflict, President Francois Hollande said, a week...
Ex-Yoga Missionary Unleashes Rage On Philippine Miners
After two decades as a yoga missionary, Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez is unleashing her inner rage on...
Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent...