LIN: A day of wild celebrations in South Africa. The country is the first African nation selected to host the soccer world cup. CNN's Charlene Hunter-Gault is in Johannesburg.</s>CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): And what a tribute for a country celebrating 10 years of democracy that has just gone through a peaceful -- the third peaceful election in the history of this country. And, of course, as the step ladder says, a country is ready. It has a first world infrastructure of roads. It has some of the best airports in the world, not just Africa. It already -- it has nine stadiums. It has already hosted the Cricket World Cup and the Rugby World Cup and many other international events over the past 10 years. So to hear that the people -- when this crowd heard Sepp Blatter say there was only one round of voting, the</s>LIN: All right. It's a great time for other stories around the world right now. In Tel Aviv, a peace rally, tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating in support of an Israeli pullout from Gaza. Israel's Gaza pullout plan proposed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rejected by his right-wing Likud Party. Polls show a solid majority of Israelis favor the plan. In Jordan, a three-day World Economic Forum gets under way. Secretary of state Colin Powell told dignitaries that Americans were shocked by the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. Talks also focused on Iraq, reform in the Middle East and the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace process. A student in search of scholarships turned into a killer.</s>DOMINA: Love your enemy. So even after I ended up killing those two guys, I still prayed for them.</s>LIN: Still to come, on the front lines in Iraq. Plus...</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, give me a huah to shake the marble.</s>LIN: Call it a shout out or call it a
South Africa Wins Bid To Be First African Nation To Host World Cup