Bombs strike kill 64 World Cup watchers in Uganda.

Police said two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda's capital late Sunday, killing 64 people.  A spokeswoman for the U.S Emabassy said, one American was killed and several were wounded.
The deadliest attack occurred at a rugby club as people watched the final match  of the world cup football between Spain and the Netherlands on a large-screen TV outdoors. The second blast took place at an Ethiopian restaurant, where at least three Americans were wounded.
Kampala's police said, Somalia's most feared militant group, al-Shabab, could be responsible for the attack. Al-Shabab have links with al-Qaida, and it counts militant veterans from the Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan conflicts among its ranks.
A head and legs were found at the rugby club, suggesting a suicide bomber may have been to blame, an AP reporter at the scene said.
"I remember blacking out, hearing people screaming and running," Sledge said from the hospital. His right leg was wrapped and he had burns on his face. "I love the place here but I'm wondering why this happened and who did this ... At this point we're just glad to be alive."
A senior police official at the scene said that 64 people had been killed — 49 from the rugby club and 15 at the Ethiopian restaurant. The official said he could not be identified.
This attacks are also one of al-Qaida's hallmarks.
In Mogadishu, Sheik Yusuf Sheik Issa, an al-Shabab commander, told The Associated Press early Monday that he was happy with the attacks in Uganda. Issa refused to confirm or deny that al-Shabab was responsible for the bombings.
"Uganda is one of our enemies. Whatever makes them cry, makes us happy. May Allah's anger be upon those who are against us," Sheik said.
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the U.S. was prepared to provide any necessary assistance to the Ugandan government.
"The president is deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from these deplorable and cowardly attacks, and sends his condolences to the people of Uganda and the loved ones of those who have been killed or injured," Vietor said.
Also, Kenya's foreign minister, Moses M. Wetangula, told The Associated Press last week that enough veteran militants from the Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan conflicts have relocated to Somalia to spark worry inside the international community.

Word Cup Football 2010: A large number of sex worker's are in South Africa to earn money.

Within this month thousands of football fans will fill the South African stadiums in hopes of watching for the  World Cup Football 2010.
The first time football are not attracted the sex trade, The World Cup has always been a magnet for sex tourism. In Africa where 1 in 5 people are living with HIV. International health experts believe sex workers will contribute greatly to the rise of newly contracted HIV infections that are certain to spread in other countries -- this has led world-wide media and governments to look to FIFA for leadership.
FIFA has committed to dispensing 1 billion of the condoms South African President Jacob Zuma requested for the major sporting event in the stadiums, but critics say that's not enough.
An advocacy officer Dianna Massawe for Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce, an non-profit organization located in South Africa, that works closely with sex workers dealing with issues on health and human rights. She thinks FIFA could take a larger responsibility in leadership, but the organization may risk losing support.
"Sex work is a controversial issue and one that not many people would want to take up especially if there are larger ramifications to it," says Massawe. "It is for this reason that I think that they do not only take a stance on sex work and many other issues."
Many attribute large economic disparities as the reason sex work is such a money-making and popular proficient choice in this region, and despite the fact that prostitution is illegal in South Africa.
However the responsibility doesn't only fall on FIFA, the South African government should be held at the highest standard.
The International Organization of Migration is keeping and open ear to complaints of people who are trafficked or forced into sex labor.
But this soccer sex scandal maybe a bit puffed up. Some are saying the large projection of sex workers migrating to South Africa may not even be accurate.
A senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, a think tank working in the area of African Human Security, says don't trust the numbers you hear.
FIFA has to find a way to deal with the surrounding issues of their hosting countries wherever they go. Prostitution is also a big problem in Brazil. Fifa will face the same difficulties at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Rumours - S. Gerrard linked to pregnant 16-year-old

There's a rumour spreading on the internet that Steven Gerrard is facing accusations he got a 16-year-old Liverpool girl pregnant.

Fan site Redcafe.net pulished that the News of the World are planning to break the story on Sunday - while some sources are suggesting Gerrard has a court injunction to keep the girl quiet.

There are also rumours circulating that Gerrard's wife Alex Curran has been having an affair with a Derby County player.

According to some web sites, Gerrard will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after finding out about the affair.

Of course, it could all be scurrilous gossip with no foundation whatsover. Watch this space.

Business and the orangedresses 30 girls.

Two women have been arrested by police in South Africa for their alleged role in sending more than 30 women in orange minidresses to advertise on behalf of the Dutch beer company’s brewer. The women are being prosecuted for covers ambush marketing, when a company benefits from an event without paying for advertising. Johannesburg police arrested the women at their hotel on Wednesday. “We view ambush marketing in a very serious light and we urge people not to embark on these ambush campaigns,” police said in a statement. The women appeared at Magistrates Court and released on bail of $1,300 each, with their next court appearance set for Monday. FIFA claims it didn't press charges against the two women who are accused of organizing the stunt, but with all that's keeping South African police busy at the moment, it seems odd that it would pursue such an innocuous case without a bit of encouragement. And that kind of encouragement seems well within FIFA's iron-fisted protection of its official sponsors — sponsors such as Budweiser, which paid millions to be the official beer of the World Cup.