World cup

CAPE TOWN - A British journalist, Simon Wright, of the Sunday Mirror, who had been accused of trying to undermine World Cup security is considering suing South Africa's Police Commissioner Bheki Cele for making defamatory remarks about him.

ABU DHABI - The vuvuzela, the plastic trumpet made famous by the football World Cup in South Africa, is in trouble in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the authorities here have issued a fatwa against it.

BERLIN - Youssef Bassal's heart swelled with pride when he draped an enormous German flag on the building where he runs a cell phone store in support of the World Cup team.

LONDON - In a move that could affect India's draw as a cheap manufacturing destination, Superdrug, the UK's second-largest health and beauty retailer, has pulled out the perfumes of reality TV star Katie Price from its shelves following allegations that Indian workers making the bottles were not even paid minimum wages.

JOHANNESBURG - Bad bounces plaguing the goalkeepers? Try an NFL ball.