Owing to time difference, the World Cup being held in Germany has not paralyzed Beijing's fragile transportation system, but the faces of overly excited soccer fans in the city.
Hundreds of schoolchildren who missed out on seeing a World Cup match after an alleged ticket scam will now get to a game after the British government twisted FIFA's arm, Prime Minister
Robots are being used to patrol a stadium at the World Cup for the first time, although they've hardly had a chance to show off what they can do.
Drunk soccer fans will be offered a free taxi ride home after watching World Cup matches at downtown bars and pubs, Shanghai traffic police said Wednesday
Deepening economic woes have taken some of the cheer out of the World Cup for any soccer-crazy Zimbabweans who had hoped to briefly escape their troubles with a few drinks while watching the tournament on television.
Newspapers struggled Wednesday to celebrate England's top finish in Group B, and concentrated instead on striker Michael Owen crashing out of the World Cup with a knee injury.
Warm weather and sales of goods related to the World Cup underpinned a strong rise in first-quarter sales at supermarket operator J. Sainsbury PLC.
Wuppies, little tufts of synthetic orange fur with eyes, are becoming a national craze with Dutch backing for their World Cup team reaching fever pitch.
Hundreds of British schoolchildren whose dreams of going to a World Cup game in Germany were shattered by an international ticket scam will now get to see a match, the government said on Wednesday
Vietnamese police, especially in big cities, are strengthening operation during the World Cup games to cope with theft, robbery, gambling and motorbike racing, local newspaper Vietnam Sports reported Wednesday
excitement during World Cup games has been blamed for the deaths of at least three fans in China and one man broke several bones when he fell from a Hong Kong balcony, the Shanghai Daily reported on Wednesday.