By  MUTHOKI MUMO, mumumo@ke.nationmedia.com  (email the author) - Posted  Tuesday, July 31  2012 at  15:43-East African banks lost Sh4.06 billion ($48.3 million ) to fraud in the eighteen months ended June 2012 as they failed to keep pace with technologically savvy criminals.

An Egyptian entrepreneur wants to develop a tourism initiative involving Christian pilgrimages along a route completed by the Holy Family during their flight to Egypt. But he is concerned about how fundamentalists will react-GIORGIO BERNARDELLI-ROME-One of the many

Published: 30 Jul 12 17:55 CET-Two young Jewish men and a Muslim man from Berlin have united to launch a joint petition against a German court's recent decision criminalise non-medical circumcision. 

Legislators to decide on stronger law in aftermath of incident within parliament itself of discriminatory conduct.-Last Modified: 31 Jul 2012 11:33 French parliamentarians are due to vote on a new sexual harassment bill, in the wake of complaints

31 July 2012 Last updated at 10:24 GMT-A US man accused of attempting to join hardline Islamist group al-Shabab in Somalia has pleaded guilty to charges in a US court.-Shaker Masri, 28, was arrested in August 2010 as he prepared to travel to Somalia

Johannesburg — In a landmark judgment, the High Court in Windhoek found today that the Namibian government had coercively sterilised three HIV-positive women in violation of their basic rights.

From Ivan Watson, CNN-July 31, 2012 -- Updated 0138 GMT (0938 HKT)-Northern Syria (CNN) -- Syrian rebel fighters fought to control a key road to the Turkish border and turned captured tanks against a government air base

Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43-43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.-Meditation: Are you quick to judge the faults of others? Jesus’ parable teaches us patience

31 July 2012 Last updated at 03:51 GMT-Chinese gold medallist swimmer Ye Shiwen, 16, has denied taking drugs to enhance her performance, saying there was "no problem with doping".

By Serge Daniel  (email the author) Posted  Tuesday, July 31  2012 at  01:00-Islamists in northern Mali have stoned an unmarried couple to death, the first reported sharia killing since they occupied the area, ratcheting