Articles by Kwame Mensah
Malaysia Foils Bid To Smuggle ‘bearded Dragons’
Malaysia has foiled an attempt to smuggle dozens of bearded dragon lizards and tortoises into the country from...
Syrians Displaced To the Coast Trickle Back To Aleppo
For years as fighting raged in Syria's Aleppo, property agent Saer Daqaq had fleeing residents knocking at the door of...
S. Korea To Build ‘comfort Women’ Museum In Seoul
South Korea intends to build a museum in memory of wartime sex slaves for Japanese troops, a government minister said...
Militants Force Kids, Hostages To Fight
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a...
Saudi Police, Civilians Wounded In Shootings
A policeman and two civilians have been wounded in shootings in a Shiite-majority province in Saudi Arabia, police said...
India Holds Naval Exercises With US, Japan
India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge...
Syria Peace Talks Resume After Ceasefire
Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks with little expectation...
Japan’s Men-Only Island Gets UNESCO Nod
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its...
China Floods Leave Scores Dead, Displace 1.6 Million
Floods and landslides have killed scores of people in China's central Hunan province as two weeks of torrential rains...
Zimbabwe Off-Spinner Raza Helps Restrict Sri Lanka To 203-8
Off-spinner Sikandar Raza claimed three wickets to help Zimbabwe restrict Sri Lanka to 203 for eight in the fifth and...
Cambodian Ruling MPs Move To Isolate Opposition Figurehead
Cambodian ruling party MPs on Monday voted to effectively sever ties between the beleaguered opposition and its...
Austria Bars Turkish Economy Minister Over Rally Plans
Austria said Monday it had barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend a rally...
Scattered Violations of South Syria Ceasefire
Frontlines across three provinces in southern Syria remained mostly quiet on Monday almost 24 hours into an...
World’s ‘oldest’ Hippo Dies At Philippine Zoo
Bertha, believed to be the world's oldest hippopotamus, has died aged 65, the Manila zoo said Monday, having beaten the...
Tevez’s Chinese Club Hit Out At Fixing Claims
Carlos Tevez's Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua say they are taking legal action over suggestions of match-fixing after...
Iran Congratulates Iraq On Mosul Victory
Iran has congratulated Iraq on its declared victory over the Islamic State jihadist group in Mosul and offered its help...
Brumbies Lose Godwin, Toua For Super Finals
Australia's ACT Brumbies will be without injured backs Kyle Godwin and Aidan Toua for the remainder of the Super Rugby...
Japan PM Abe’s Support Dips To Lowest Level
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has fallen to the lowest level of his premiership, opinion polls...
New Zealand To Keep Lion’s Share of Bumper Rugby Tour Profits
New Zealand Rugby revealed Monday that the British and Irish Lions series is set to deliver a bumper profit, but ruled...
PNG Election Flawed But Acceptable
Despite being marred by violence, vote-buying and flaws in the electoral roll, results from Papua New Guinea's...