South Korea finally came out and stated what seemed to be quite obvious, that the North torpedoed and sank their warship 2 months ago. Now, South Korea is going to take the case to the U.N. and try to take hard action against the North such as imposing unilateral sanctions. The hard part is, that short of some sort of military action or declaring war, there is nothing much the South can do. North Korea is already in such a wretched state, being one of the most isolated nations, if not the most, in the world and it's led by a regime headed by a dictator who doesn't seem to give a damn about his people's welfare. Another factor constricting the South is the North's patron China is very reluctant to accede to any strong actions against Pyongyang. This apparently perplexes the South who feel that their relations with China have been improving, but for Beijing, they probably see the North as being one of the few nations who will side with them no matter what and even upholding good relations with the South, who are an American ally, won't be enough to change that.
However, if China wants to maintain or build up its status as a world power, they need to step up geopolitically and exercise leadership in matters that aren't just about economics and trade such as this crisis between two of their closest neighbors.

After all the fears and worries, the World Cup will soon start in South Africa. In a rather upbeat article, the BBC looks at how Africa managed to finally get this World Cup.