by Waldirene BiernathSource photos: Google imageThis year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women - Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen's pro-democracy movement. They were recognized for their "non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work".Ms Sirleaf, who had been widely tipped as a winner, said the award was "for all Liberian people" and a recognition of "many years of struggle for justice". She was elected in 2005, following the end of Liberia's 14-year civil war which left 250,000 people dead, caused thousands to flee abroad and financially ruined the country. Upon coming to office, the US-educated economist and former finance minister - known as Liberia's "Iron Lady" - pledged to fight corruption and bring "motherly sensitivity and emotion to the presidency" as a way of healing the wounds of war. She is popular among women and the country's small elite, but disliked by more traditional male-dominated sections of society.Ms Gbowee was a leading critic of the violence during the Liberian civil war, mobilizing women across ethnic and religious lines in peace activism and encouraging them to participate in elections. In 2003 she led a march through the capital, Monrovia, demanding an end to the rape of women by soldiers, which had continued despite a peace deal being signed three months earlier.Mrs Karman heard of her win from Change Square in the capital Sanaa, where she has been living for several months in a protest camp calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to stand down. She was recognized for playing a leading part in the struggle for women's rights in Yemen's pro-democracy protests "in the most trying circumstances" and is the first Arab women to win the prize.The women will share the $1.5m (1m) prize money.Source:http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nobel-peace-prize-goes-to-three-women/2011/10/07/gIQAJdwBSL_story.html?hpid=z1;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15211861 by Waldirene BiernathSource photos: Google imageBrazil, Soccer Country!!! Thats how we are known all over the world. We have already won the worldwide tournament five times. No doubt, Brazilians have always had their own style on the pitch. It is fair to soccer country hosts a Word Cup, isnt it?Some people do not agree with that and criticizes that the championship will be held in Brazil.The Fifa organizations general secretary, Jerome Valcke, recently said: "It's amazing that Brazil is already very late. They are proving how difficult it is to hold a World Cup in Brazil, just as it was in South Africa."Many of the stadiums are behind schedule and over-budget, and pressure is mounting to put things back on track. The rising price of building materials, costly changes demanded by Fifa and delays have left an air of uncertainty over the project.In June, according to an article from BBCNews, workers at the stadium in Belo Horizonte walked out, demanding higher wages and improved conditions, because the rising wage inflation. The economic reporter, Mark Broad who wrote the article, still says that the project is already behind schedule and will not be ready for