By LEE MWITIPosted Friday, August 17  2012 at  12:16-The delegations of beaming athletes and officials shuffling by at the opening and closing ceremonies of major competitions such as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games

Presley, 44, discussed her iconic rock 'n' roll father, who died 35 years ago this week, alongside her mother Priscilla during a half-hour talk before Elvis fans at the family's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.

By James CopnallBBC News, Maban, South Sudan-The Batil camp residents left Blue Nile, over the border in Sudan, after they say government planes bombed them and the Sudanese army attacked them.

Updated Saturday, August 18 2012 at 00:00 GMT+3-By Maurice W Barasa-Life will never be the same again for Martin Nganga and his wife Grace. Their halcyon daily routines were brought to a rude, abrupt end early this month. Nganga can no longer

Scripture: John 6:51-58-53 So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; Meditation: Why did Jesus offer himself as “food and drink” (John 6:53)?  The Jews were scandalized

Seattle — Although there were no African prizewinners this week from a toilet challenge sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, South African Professor Chris Buckley doesn't see his team's project as going to waste

By FRANCIS MUGERWA & NIcholas KALUNGI  (email the author) -Posted  Saturday, August 18  2012 at  01:00-Kibaale/Kampala.-John Mugabi, 35, was a prosperous farmer and businessman dealing in agricultural produce.

Scripture:  Matthew 19:13-15-14 but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." -Meditation: Do you seek to help others draw near to the Lord? The parents who brought their children

17 August 2012 Last updated at 10:37 GMT-Moscow's top court has upheld a ban on gay pride marches in the Russian capital for the next 100 years. Earlier Russia's best-known gay rights campaigner, Nikolay Alexeyev

17 August 2012 Last updated at 21:49 GMT-BBC-South African President Jacob Zuma has announced an inquiry into violence at a mine in the north-east of the country, calling the deaths there "tragic".