The four-time Paralympic champion, 25, whose legs were amputated below the knee as a baby, finished second in his 400m heat in a time of 45.44 seconds to reach Sunday's semi-final.

By NATION Reporter-Posted  Saturday, August 4  2012 at  11:09-United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kenya Saturday on the latest leg of her African tour.-She is presently holding talks with President Kibaki at State House, Nairobi.

Patty Culhane- White House Correspondent-Politicians in the US are poking at one of my biggest pet peeves. Most broadcast journalists have certain words or phrases that annoy them. I personally hate when anyone says

Fresh fighting has been reported around Syria's capital, Damascus, and in the northern city of Aleppo, where rebels are trying to secure their positions.

Scripture: John 6:24-35-35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.-Meditation: What do you most hunger and thirst for in life? Jesus addressed

By the CNN Wire Staff-August 4, 2012 -- Updated 0551 GMT (1351 HKT)-(CNN) -- Negotiating teams from Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to end a dispute on oil payments to allow the resumption of southern oil exports through Sudan's territories,

3 AUGUST 2012 The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern about draft legislation currently being considered by Liberian lawmakers that would broadly criminalize homosexual behaviour,

Scripture:Matthew 14:1-12-8 Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." Meditation: Do you ever feel haunted by a past failure or a guilty conscience? King Herod, the most powerful and wealthy man

3 August 2012Last updated at 14:04 GMT-Wojdan Shahrkhani became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete at the Olympic Games when she took part in the +78kg judo competition in London.

By NATION REPORTER AND CORRESPONDENT-Posted  Friday, August 3  2012 at  23:30-An explosion rocked Nairobi’s Eastleigh area last evening killing at least one person and injuring several others.