Spain wins World Cup

Spain has won the World Cup for the first time, after it beat the Netherlands in a 1-0 victory in South Africa.
Midfielder Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal with four minutes left in extra time
For the Dutch, it was a heartbreaking defeat, as the team was down to 10 men after John Heitinga was sent off in extra time. This makes for the Netherlands' third loss in a World Cup final-- 1974 and 1978 were the other unlucky years.
Meanwhile, South African football fans have been reflecting on what the tournament has meant for their country:
"This not about the World Cup only but it is about the country itself, that we have managed to run the World Cup safely. There where no major incidents that happened. Financially wise, the economy has grown very much, so it going to help a lot of people in that way."
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was among the thousands of fans that watched the game at Soccer City.

Update: 40 dead in Uganda

Some 40 people are now thought to have died in Uganda, after two bombs exploded in the capital of Kampala, targeting people who were watching the World Cup final game.
Foreigners, including Europeans and possibly Americans, are thought to be among the causalities. One bomb went off at a restaurant, while the other struck the Kyadondo Rugby Club.
Police Chief Kale Kaihura says he believes that Somalia's most feared militia, al-Shabab, could be behind the attacks.

Dyke breaches force evacuation of 4,200 people in east China

Heavy rains in Anhui province have forced the evacuation of more than 4,200 people, after dykes along the Bainan River suffered breaches.
The river flows through the cities of Anqing and Tongcheng.
No casualties have been reported so far.
But now China's Central Meteorological station is warning that new rainstorms are moving towards provinces in Eastern and Central China, increasing the risk of floods.
Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui are among the regions that can expect more rain.

Japan ruling party handed big defeat over tax plan

Voters in Japan have handed Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling Democratic Party -or DPJ- a stinging electoral defeat, according to exit polls.
The vote, for the upper house of Japan's parliament, is being seen as a referendum on the DPJ's ten-month rule . Polls show the party took only 44 of the 121 seats up for grabs.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan conceded his proposal to raise taxes was highly unpopular.
"I am sorry for this result. I think it was due to my tax hike talk which appeared to have come out too abruptly and the fact that voters did not feel there was enough explanation of the need for it."
While the DPJ still has a majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament, its ability to govern has now been challanged

Bahamas police catch fugitive Barefoot Bandit

A fugitive US teenager, dubbed the 'barefoot bandit' has been caught in the Bahamas' after a two year string of allegedly stealing cars, boats and airplanes.
Colton Harris-Moore was caught barefoot after trying to make a getaway by boat, according to a spokesperson with the Royal Bahamas Police Force
" The suspect, in an effort to evade capture, engaged local police in a high-speed chase by boat in water leading to Whale Key in the Eleuthera area. After a brief chase, the suspect was taken into custody without incident."
Among his many alleged offences, the 19-year-old is suspected of stealing a plane in Indiana and flying it to Florida, although he has no formal flight training.
Harris-Moore is now in the Bahamas capital of Nassau. He is expected to be handed over to US authorities under an extradition treaty。

China to recruit 6.5 mln enumerators for census

Collecting data for a census in the world's most populous nation is no easy logistical task—so to help with China's next census beginning November 1st, the government says it will recruit 6.5 million data collectors.
The enumerators will be mostly local residents and workers from neighborhood committees, according to an official with the National Bureau of Statistics.
They will be responsible for collecting data on 250 to 300 people each.
China holds a national census every ten years. The last one in 2000 showed the country was home to more than 1.29 billion people.

In move to fight corruption, Chinese officials now required to report marital status, location of families

China has issued a new anti-corruption regulation which will now require officials to report changes in their marital status, personal incomes, the business dealings of spouses and children, and other family details.
Officials will also be required to report which passports or visas they own, as well as the whereabouts of their spouse and children if they move abroad.
The regulation is an effort to improve transparency, with 'officials' defined as people who hold ranking posts in county level government agencies or higher, democratic parties, public institutions, state owned enterprises and state holding enterprises.