REPORT : The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has asked the court's judges to charge Sudan's leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur and to issue a warrant against him. But obstacles are many.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.