We are the champions!
Many people still struggle to understand the power of sport -- or should I say, football? But look at Iraq now.
The victory in the has led to celebrations throughout the country and even in the streets of London.
Ethnic and religious divisions were ignored in the overnight party.
Omar, a blogger in Iraq, says that "the moment is so great that fear has no place in the hearts of the millions of fans." Is football powerful enough to cure old wounds and unite the country?
But, of course, it's not all good news from Iraq. A new report out today highlights the humanitarian cost of the . Oxfam says that eight million people -- nearly one third of the population -- is in need immediate of emergency aid.
Most people don't have adequate water supplies, many cannot afford to eat, millions have left the country or were forced to move from their hometowns. The situation is much worse now than it was at the beginning of the war.
In Afghanistan, there's growing concern with the number of civilians killed in attacks against the Taliban.
NATO's Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has said that Western forces are now considering reducing the bomb load on aircraft in certain circumstaces.
More than 200 civilians have been killed this year in such attacks. It would be interesting at this stage to hear from civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan about their daily lives under war.
If you're in Afghanistan or Iraq, what do you think: Is the situation getting any better? How do you feel about the presence of foreign troops in your country?
Who should police the internet? An investigation by a Ö÷²¥´óÐã television programme, , shows that shocking videos of young children fighting are easily available and very popular on sites like You Tube.
Police chiefs in the UK have asked the You Tube to remove such videos. But You Tube says it doesn’t employ anyone to police what's posted. Who, if anyone, should control what's posted on the net?
And how British are you? More than one-third of British residents of South Asian origin don't feel .
Most of them enjoy life in the UK. But half of the South Asians heard in the poll say they're not treated as British by white Britons. The poll was carried out by the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Asian Network, with 500 Asian people, all of them under the age of 34.
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