Bowing as a sign of  humility; lying prostrate on the ground to ask forgiveness for his sins; on his knees in penance, participating in the (Photo FrMar - the tired sun)suffering of Jesus; with open arms gazing at the Crucifix in contemplation; with his gaze to the sky feeling the draw of God;

I was at the Olympic basketball game where Lithuanian fans racially abused Nigerian players. This must not be tolerated- Simon Woolley- guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 August 2012 09.00 BST- Great Britain  is now basking in the glory of our Olympic Games

By NYAMBEGA GISESA in NairobiPosted Wednesday, August 8  2012 at  14:24-“We don’t know what has happened to him. We last heard from the government about him two years ago. Nobody is willing to help us,” Mwajuma Rajab Abdalla

By NAFTAL MAKORI-“Sometimes I try to shout for help but no one hears me. It is not easy to be in my situation.” Those are the words that ring in our ears after our visit to Lilian Moraa’s Kitutu Chache constituency homestead.

BY UCHENNA AWOM, HAMZAT BABA, AND MIDAT JOSEPH, 8 AUGUST 2012-Barely 24 hours after some unknown gunmen stormed Deeper Life Church, Otite, near Okene, Kogi State and killed 20 worshippers, gunmen yesterday killed two soldiers

By Francis Mugerwa  (email the author) - Posted  Wednesday, August 8  2012 at  01:00-Two weeks ago, Claire Muhumuza woke up and did domestic work before reporting for duty at Kagadi Hospital to attend to patients as she had done for over a decade.

From Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, for CNN-August 6, 2012 -- Updated 2225 GMT (0625 HKT)-(CNN) -- As Egyptian authorities vowed quick vengeance for a terrorist attack that killed 16 soldiers, officials in Egypt and Israel disagreed

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28-" 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us." -Meditation: Do you ever feel "put-off" or ignored by the Lord? This passage describes

8 August 2012 Last updated at 00:20 GMTBy Victoria Gill BBC News-The triple-drug cocktail used by many states to kill death-row inmates may not always provide a painless death. Will moving to a new method quiet criticism?

By NATION CORRESPONDENT-Posted  Tuesday, August 7  2012 at  23:30 -An official of a Nairobi mosque has been charged with being a member of the Al-Shabaab terror group.