http://www.sticknews.com/ Stick News - categorized list with advanced search of fresh news headlines by various themes, regions, dates and sources. en-us Copyright 2007-2012 StickNews.com http://www.sticknews.com/ http://www.sticknews.com/images/logo.jpg 125 100 http://www.sticknews.com/content/egypt-coach-players-must-heal-67926.htm Bob Bradley an American who coaches Egypts national soccer team says Egypts love for soccer is intertwined with its political revolutionFri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:45 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/first-arab-woman-in-top-golf-event-67708.htm In many ways Maha Haddioui is the archetypal young professional womens golfer desperate to make a breakthrough on one of the major tours in Europe or the United StatesTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:49:25 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/anger-in-cairo-and-beyond-67271.htm CNNs Ben Wedeman reports from Cairo on the continuing clashes happening across Egypt following the soccer riotsSat, 04 Feb 2012 01:07:09 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/egypt-protests-escalate-after-riot-66756.htm Clashes continue between police and protesters in Egypt following a soccer match riot that left dozens deadSat, 04 Feb 2012 01:04:37 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/butterflies-helps-threatened-forests-66556.htm Farmers in Tanzania are helping to conserve threatened forests by cultivating an unlikely crop butterfliesFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:57:55 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/in-the-shadows-of-table-mountain-67925.htm For hundreds of millions of years it has dominated the coastal skyline of southern Africa imposing a dramatic and domineering backdrop to an idyllic locationFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:53:55 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/men-jailed-for-killing-south-african-lesbian-67053.htm Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judges sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbianFri, 03 Feb 2012 04:31:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/south-africas-wine-region-66354.htm You cant help but be stunned by the visual splendor when walking around the Western Cape region of South Africa in towns like Stellenbosch Immediately you see why this part of the African continent is so well suited for the wine making craftWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:13:24 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/rebels-in-sudan-capture-chinese-workers-65628.htm HONG KONG -- More than 20 Chinese road builders have been captured by rebels in Sudan highlighting the growing risks faced by Chinese companies that have poured billions of dollars and thousands of workers into some of Africas most volatileSun, 29 Jan 2012 11:14:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/congos-abuse-survival-strategy-66124.htm An inaugural group of Congolese women are graduating Saturday from a gender violence survivors program in the nations east where armed rebels roam the hills and rape residentsSun, 29 Jan 2012 05:46:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/africas-father-of-technology-65387.htm Known by many as Africas father of technology software pioneer Herman Chinery-Hesse has been spawning innovations for two decades helping to break down tech barriers between the continent and the rest of the worldThu, 26 Jan 2012 09:49:32 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/football-doping-affecting-children-64731.htm Mohammed Qassi Al Saeed Mohammed Shoaib Saleh Larbas Jamal Manad and Tak Ben Sawlah all played international football for Algeria in the 1980sWed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:50 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/egypts-unfinished-revolution-64942.htm It has been one year since protests started in Egypt but the country still has a long way to go CNNs Ben Wedeman recently spoke to some prominent Egyptians about the countrys unfinished revolution and why there is still unrestWed, 25 Jan 2012 12:56:17 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/oprahs-first-academy-grads-64730.htm Surrounded by the white-clad students of her all-girls academy Oprah Winfrey is glowing with prideWed, 25 Jan 2012 10:57:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/kenya-praises-aid-worker-rescue-65162.htm CNNs Becky Anderson talks to the Kenyan prime minister about the rescue of aid workers in Somalia by US special forcesWed, 25 Jan 2012 09:11:33 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/which-african-do-you-most-admire-64270.htm Each week African Voices brings you inspiring and compelling profiles of Africans across the continent and around the world Now we want to hear from you Let us know which African you most admire and why Your comments could end up on a futureMon, 23 Jan 2012 12:25:09 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lawyer-calls-mubarak-a-pure-law-abiding-man-63075.htm Former President Hosni Mubaraks lawyer defended his client as pure and law-abiding in his opening statement delivered Tuesday in Egypts trial of the centuryTue, 17 Jan 2012 11:45:20 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/muslim-brotherhood-picks-new-parliament-speaker-63076.htm Egypts top political parties have agreed to nominate a member of the Muslim Brotherhood as the nations next parliament speaker the first time in decades that an Islamist would hold that postTue, 17 Jan 2012 11:44:15 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/why-nigerians-are-no-longer-content-with-suffering-and-smiling-63077.htm If North Korea is the crying capital of the world Nigeria holds the aces when it comes to smiling and laughing Its not simply anecdotal evidenceTue, 17 Jan 2012 08:46:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/actor-calls-for-people-power-63300.htm He might be one of Egypts most recognizable faces but in Cairos Tahrir Square last January when it became the focal point for anti-regime sentiment actor Khaled Abol Naga was proud to be just one of the crowdTue, 17 Jan 2012 06:55:08 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/uncertainty-troubles-nigeria-after-fuel-subsidy-strike-is-halted-63073.htm An uneasy calm returned to Nigerias cities Tuesday a day after two Nigerian labor groups suspended their nationwide strike over the elimination of the countrys fuel subsidyTue, 17 Jan 2012 04:19:44 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/clinton-urges-ivory-coast-dialogue-63074.htm US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the leader of Ivory Coast for progress made toward peace Tuesday but urged greater dialogue with the opposition to heal the wounds of a deadly political crisisTue, 17 Jan 2012 02:54:04 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/two-nigerian-unions-suspend-strike-after-president-cuts-fuel-prices-62871.htm Two Nigerian labor groups suspended their nationwide strike Monday over the elimination of the countrys fuel subsidy and urged demonstrators to go home in order to save lives and in the interest of national survivalMon, 16 Jan 2012 12:11:33 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigerian-security-officers-visit-cnn-office-in-lagos-62872.htm Nigerian state security officers visited CNNs office in Lagos on Monday asking for proof that all CNN staffers working in the country were legally registeredMon, 16 Jan 2012 10:44:44 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/butterfly-farmers-help-protect-threatened-forests-62873.htm Farmers in Tanzania are helping to conserve threatened forests by cultivating an unlikely crop butterfliesMon, 16 Jan 2012 06:23:40 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigerian-labor-unions-government-resume-talks-to-end-fuel-strikes-62696.htm Nigerian labor unions resumed talks with the government Sunday in a bid to reach a deal to stop a national strike over soaring fuel prices sources close to the negotiations saidSun, 15 Jan 2012 05:25:50 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigeria-talks-resume-as-protests-pause-for-the-weekend-62557.htm Nigerian unions resumed talks with the government Saturday following days of national protests over corruption and soaring fuel prices in Africas largest oil producerSat, 14 Jan 2012 06:17:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/scores-killed-in-revenge-attacks-in-south-sudan-62558.htm Tribal revenge attacks in South Sudan have left at least 57 people dead and 52 wounded a military spokesperson saidSat, 14 Jan 2012 02:04:02 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/a-look-inside-zambia-63303.htm CNNs Errol Barnett visited Zambia on his first Inside Africa assignmentFri, 13 Jan 2012 10:27:42 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigerian-union-to-suspend-fuel-protests-this-weekend-62334.htm Nigerias national strike entered its fifth day Friday as union officials called for a weekend suspension to allow protesters to go home and stock up on food and waterFri, 13 Jan 2012 08:33:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/no-deal-in-nigeria-as-protests-widen-62335.htm Negotiations between labor unions and the Nigerian government ended late Thursday without an agreement to restore fuel subsidies and a union official expressed resolve in the absence of an accord to halt oil production in the eighth-largestFri, 13 Jan 2012 07:22:56 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/drink-mogul-aims-to-re-brand-africa-63304.htm After turning a traditional Senegalese drink into a hit American product Magatte Wade is now trying re-brand Africa itselfFri, 13 Jan 2012 01:44:17 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/pirate-loot-aids-somali-economy-report-finds-62101.htm Somali pirates are not building palaces with swimming pools with the ransoms they collect from international shipping companies and hostages but they are helping the local economy a new report findsThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:59:18 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/talks-end-in-nigeria-as-protests-widen-62098.htm Negotiations between labor unions and the Nigerian government ended late Thursday without an agreement to restore fuel subsidies and a union official expressed resolve in the absence of an accord to halt oil production in the eighth-largestThu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:10 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/icrc-suspends-aid-distribution-in-somalia-62099.htm Distribution of food seed and medical relief intended for drought victims in Somalia has been suspended the International Committee of the Red Cross announced ThursdayThu, 12 Jan 2012 07:36:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/all-the-worlds-a-stage-as-shakespeare-goes-to-south-sudan-62102.htm A theater company from South Sudan is translating Shakespeare into the local dialect for the first time before performing the play at Londons Globe TheatreThu, 12 Jan 2012 06:35:34 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ni-ger-ian-leader-in-crisis-talks-over-strike-62210.htm LAGOS Nigeria -- Ni-ger-ian President Goodluck Jonathan was in crisis talks with union leaders Thursday night in an effort to end a violent nationwide strike over his governments decision to withdraw long-standing fuel subsidiesRead fullThu, 12 Jan 2012 04:41:06 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/terror-group-claims-to-kill-7-capture-others-in-kenyan-police-raid-62100.htm Al-Shabaab members raided a Kenyan police camp killing seven and taking others prisoner the al Qaeda-linked militant Islamist group said ThursdayThu, 12 Jan 2012 02:03:15 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/report-rebels-cleared-in-plane-crash-that-sparked-rwandan-genocide-61877.htm The missile that brought down the plane carrying the president of Rwanda more than 17 years ago was fired from a camp controlled by his own ethnic group and not by Tutsi rebels attorneys for the rebels said WednesdayWed, 11 Jan 2012 11:04:18 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/drink-mogul-aims-to-re-brand-africa-as-world-contributors-61878.htm After turning a traditional Senegalese drink into a hit American product Magatte Wade is now trying re-brand Africa itselfWed, 11 Jan 2012 10:12:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bridging-africas-digital-divide-63297.htm Stretching some 7000 kilometers along the West African coastline a submarine fiber-optic cable emerges off the coast of Nigeria to help bridge the digital divide in the continentWed, 11 Jan 2012 08:58:34 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigerian-unions-accuse-president-of-using-thugs-to-quash-protests-61876.htm Two Nigerian trade unions accused the countrys president of using armed thugs to attack protesters and urged demonstrators to continue their nationwide strike against high fuel prices on Wednesday and beyondWed, 11 Jan 2012 04:20:36 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lawyers-join-call-for-mubaraks-execution-61625.htm Civil rights lawyers Tuesday joined prosecutors calls for a death sentence for former Egyptian President Hosni MubarakTue, 10 Jan 2012 11:47:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigerian-red-cross-5-killed-6-wounded-in-attack-on-mosque-quranic-school-amid-fuel-protests-61742.htm LAGOS Nigeria -- Nigerian Red Cross 5 killed 6 wounded in attack on mosque Quranic school amid fuel protestsCopyright 2012 The Associated Press All rights reserved This material may not be published broadcast rewritten orTue, 10 Jan 2012 11:17:06 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/libya-granted-more-time-on-gadhafi-question-61626.htm Libyan authorities were granted more time Tuesday by the International Criminal Court to say whether they plan to hand over the deposed leaders son Saif al-Islam GadhafiTue, 10 Jan 2012 10:04:17 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/swedish-journalists-jailed-in-ethiopia-on-terror-charges-to-seek-pardon-61743.htm STOCKHOLM -- Two Swedish journalists convicted of supporting terrorism in Ethiopia say they will seek a pardon from the African countrys government instead of appealing their 11-year prison termsIn a brief statement emailed Tuesday to TheTue, 10 Jan 2012 09:42:32 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/south-africa-one-dead-in-stampede-for-university-places-61627.htm A stampede on a university campus in Johannesburg Tuesday left one woman dead and several people injured according to eyewitness reportsTue, 10 Jan 2012 09:25:41 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/police-islamist-sect-kills-8-at-beer-parlor-in-north-nigeria-including-4-police-officers-61740.htm MAIDUGURI Nigeria -- Gunmen from a radical Islamist group opened fire Tuesday night at a beer parlor in northeast Nigeria killing eight people including four police officers as part of their ongoing sectarian battle against the oil-richTue, 10 Jan 2012 04:32:32 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nigeria-rocked-by-2nd-day-of-nationwide-protests-61623.htm Nigerians took to the streets for the second day of a nationwide strike Tuesday showing their anger over a government decision that has more than doubled fuel prices in the largely impoverished countryTue, 10 Jan 2012 02:34:48 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/french-probe-finds-missile-fire-from-military-camp-downed-rwandan-presidents-plane-in-1994-61741.htm PARIS -- A French investigation has found that the missile fire which brought down the Rwandan presidents plane in 1994 and sparked the countrys genocide came from a military camp and not Tutsi rebels according to a lawyer briefedTue, 10 Jan 2012 01:51:07 EST