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/authorities-man-wanted-in-killing-of-serbian-prime-minister-captured-68139.htm Spanish authorities have captured a man wanted in connection with the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic the interior ministry saidSat, 11 Feb 2012 06:49:19 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/sun-newspaper-staff-among-eight-arrested-in-police-probe-68140.htm Authorities arrested eight people Saturday -- including five employees of Britainaposs bestselling Sun newspaper -- as part of an inquiry into illegal payments to police and officialsSat, 11 Feb 2012 05:14:53 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/court-norways-breivik-to-undergo-constant-psychiatric-scrutiny-67941.htm A Norwegian court ordered Anders Behring Breivik charged with killing 77 people last July to undergo a month-long psychiatric evaluation as experts seek to determine his mental state ahead of a trialFri, 10 Feb 2012 12:16:33 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/man-gets-life-term-for-shooting-that-killed-2-us-airmen-in-germany-67944.htm A German court has sentenced an Islamic extremist responsible for the deaths of two US airmen at a Frankfurt Germany airport to life in prisonFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ice-grips-europes-waterways-as-deadly-cold-lingers-67940.htm Europe remained gripped by frigid temperatures and snow Friday with the icy weather closing much of the Danube River to shipping and disrupting travel across the regionFri, 10 Feb 2012 11:01:32 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/spains-fury-at-french-sporting-drug-slurs-67943.htm Is it just harmless fun or is something seriously wrong developing in sporting relations between Spain and FranceFri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:55 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/german-minister-signals-support-for-portugal-67938.htm Germany would be prepared to adjust the terms of Portugalaposs 78bn financial rescue programme after a second bail-out package for Greece had been finalised Wolfgang Schauble the Germany finance minister has told his Portuguese counterpartFri, 10 Feb 2012 09:55:13 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/greece-clashes-over-austerity-measures-67937.htm Greek police and protesters clashed Friday as lawmakers faced tough new conditions they must meet before eurozone finance ministers will give them billions of euros to bail out the debt-ridden countryFri, 10 Feb 2012 08:11:15 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/greece-reels-after-leaders-agree-to-harsh-spending-cuts-68026.htm BERLIN -- Greeks clashed on the streets of Athens and in the halls of government Friday as protesters grew violent and one after another cabinet minister resigned a day after the nations leaders accepted foreign lenders demands for toughFri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/isner-beats-federer-as-us-take-commanding-davis-cup-lead-67942.htm Roger Federer suffered a stunning upset defeat to John Isner as the United States took a 2-0 lead Friday in their Davis Cup World Group first round match in SwitzerlandFri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/top-seed-sharapova-crashes-out-of-wta-tournament-in-paris-67945.htm Top seed Maria Sharapova made a surprise exit from the WTA Paris Open when she was beaten in the quarterfinals Friday by German ninth seed Angelique KerberFri, 10 Feb 2012 03:36:10 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/cruise-industry-adopts-new-safety-policy-67939.htm Cruise lines are now required to conduct passenger safety drills before leaving port under a rule announced Thursday by three cruise industry associationsFri, 10 Feb 2012 03:29:27 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ukraine-cold-deaths-linked-to-alcohol-67720.htm As Ukraine suffers in the grip of a brutal winter the countryaposs ambulance service is inundated with calls for helpThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:19:58 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/turkeys-pressure-on-assad-67727.htm Syria is heading to an quotintolerable situationquot according to Turkeyaposs hyperactive Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu whose country is at the forefront of global efforts to engineer the downfall of the Bashar Al-Assad leadershipThu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:41 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/greek-officials-reach-austerity-deal-that-could-pave-way-for-bailout-67812.htm BERLIN -- Stuck between looming bankruptcy and a flatlined economy Greek politicians agreed Thursday to make a sweeping series of cuts that they hope will secure an international bailout layering more pain onto what is already a deepThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:55:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/london-firms-try-flexible-work-hours-ahead-of-olympic-crush-67724.htm With 20 million extra trips on public transport expected during the London 2012 Summer Games companies are experimenting with flexible working to keep employees off the roads and out of the tube Londonaposs subway systemThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:43:45 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/high-court-rejects-stay-in-spanish-sunken-treasure-case-67721.htm The US Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an emergency application for a stay filed by a Florida deep-sea salvage company that wanted to maintain possession of a half billion dollars worth of gold and silver coins until a final decision isThu, 09 Feb 2012 06:43:03 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/romanias-appointed-government-passes-parliament-vote-67722.htm The new Romanian government passed a confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday with 237 votes for and two against Opposition members of Parliament refused to voteThu, 09 Feb 2012 05:39:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/9-men-jailed-in-uk-on-terror-plot-charges-67723.htm Nine men were jailed in London Thursday on terror charges four of them over quotan al Qaeda-inspired plotquot to bomb the London Stock Exchange UK police saidThu, 09 Feb 2012 01:50:44 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/mills-journalist-hacked-mccartney-voice-mail-67725.htm Voice mails left by Paul McCartney for his then-girlfriend Heather Mills were illegally accessed and heard by a former employee of a major British newspaper group Mills told an independent investigation into press ethics ThursdayThu, 09 Feb 2012 01:18:11 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/greek-leaders-ready-to-back-deal-67495.htm A dispute over pension cuts stalled talks between leaders of Greeces government on new austerity measures one of the last hurdles to be cleared before eurozone officials can sign off on a 130B 172B bailoutWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:02 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/russia-says-drillers-reach-long-buried-antarctic-lake-67497.htm Russian scientists have successfully drilled through two miles of Antarctic ice to a freshwater lake buried for millions of years polar researchers announced WednesdayWed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:12 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/romanias-new-pm-appoints-young-ministers-67498.htm Romaniaaposs prime minister-designate announced the lineup of his government Wednesday following two days of talks with the ruling coalitionWed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:59 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ukraine-most-cold-deaths-alcohol-linked-67496.htm Alcohol is involved in most of the deaths blamed on the extreme cold in Ukraine officials say as unrelenting icy temperatures continue to grip eastern EuropeWed, 08 Feb 2012 08:34:03 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/murdoch-group-pays-thousands-on-hacking-67499.htm The publisher of Rupert Murdochaposs now defunct News of the World tabloid paid out tens of thousands of pounds Wednesday to settle lawsuits over phone hacking from celebrities and politicians including a former Tony Blair spokesmanWed, 08 Feb 2012 08:16:45 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/prince-harry-qualifies-as-attack-helicopter-pilot-67726.htm Britainaposs Prince Harry is now qualified to fly an Apache Attack helicopter in combat after 18 months of intensive training that included a stint flying above the deserts of California and Arizona palace and defense officials saidWed, 08 Feb 2012 06:16:05 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/strike-in-france-expected-to-ground-many-overseas-flights-67067.htm Air France expects to cancel nearly half its long haul flights Tuesday as a strike by aviation workers enters its second dayTue, 07 Feb 2012 12:11:47 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/costa-captain-remains-under-house-arrest-67281.htm The Italian captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia must remain under house arrest while investigators look into possible charges against him a court in Florence Italy ruled Tuesday a defense lawyer saidTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:06:41 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/argentinian-leader-plans-to-take-uk-falklands-row-to-un-67280.htm Amid escalating tensions over the Falkland Islands Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner accused Great Britain of militarizing the South Atlantic and said Tuesday her country would file a protest at the United NationsTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:42:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/german-authorities-arrest-two-alleged-syrian-spies-67282.htm Two men suspected of spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany were arrested in Berlin Tuesday authorities saidTue, 07 Feb 2012 07:35:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bbc-accuses-iran-of-harrassing-journalists-67283.htm Iranian authorities are quotintimidating and arresting people who they claim have connections with the BBC Persian servicequot the British broadcasting giant said TuesdayTue, 07 Feb 2012 05:48:19 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/florence-green-worlds-last-known-veteran-of-world-war-i-dies-at-110-67363.htm Florence Green the worlds last-known veteran of World War I died Feb 4 at a nursing home in Kings Lynn England She was 110The nursing home confirmed the death but did not disclose the causeBorn Florence Beatrice Patterson in LondonTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:53:11 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/brutal-winter-grips-eastern-europe-67279.htm Cold weather has killed at least 250 people across the region with 135 of them in Ukraine Authorities have set up an emergency hospital to deal with conditionsTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:49:39 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/norway-shooting-suspect-i-deserve-medal-67284.htm A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April according to courtTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:27:10 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/queen-celebrates-60-years-on-uk-throne-67072.htm Sixty years ago Monday a 25-year-old woman got a message that her father had died -- and that she was now Queen Elizabeth IIMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:10 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/saying-he-deserves-medal-norway-shooting-suspect-stays-jailed-67068.htm A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April according to courtMon, 06 Feb 2012 08:32:28 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/contador-stripped-of-tour-de-france-title-67071.htm Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Mondayaposs ruling by the Court of Arbitration for SportMon, 06 Feb 2012 08:31:01 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/british-court-grants-bail-to-radical-cleric-67070.htm A court in the United Kingdom has granted bail to a radical cleric accused of links to al Qaeda the British Home Office said MondayMon, 06 Feb 2012 04:22:03 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/romanias-pm-resigns-amid-protests-67066.htm Romanias Prime Minister Emil Boc resigns following weeks of public protests against austerity measures and in the wake of at least 34 deaths due to cold weatherMon, 06 Feb 2012 03:47:13 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/spains-socialist-party-elects-new-leader-67069.htm Spainaposs Socialist Party has elected Alfredo Rubalcaba as its new secretary general three months after he led the party to a landslide loss to the conservatives in the midst of the nationaposs deep economic crisisMon, 06 Feb 2012 03:27:27 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/dueling-mass-rallies-held-in-moscow-66906.htm Braving bitter cold Muscovites in favor of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and those convinced parliamentary election results were rigged took to the streets SaturdaySun, 05 Feb 2012 06:38:37 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/europes-cold-snap-spreads-west-66904.htm London is the latest European capital to be hit by winter weather wending its way west after Rome was blanketed in a rare snowfall SaturdaySun, 05 Feb 2012 06:09:48 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/finland-sauli-niinisto-elected-president-66905.htm Finland heads to the polls to elect a new leader with a former finance minister running against the nationaposs first openly gay presidential candidateSun, 05 Feb 2012 03:38:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/uk-minister-facing-charges-resigns-66565.htm A British Cabinet minister is to face criminal charges of perverting the course of justice over speeding offenses the top UK prosecutor said FridayFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:25:13 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/is-europe-hostile-to-muslims-66567.htm Mohammed Ayoob says two separate actions--around the issues of Iran sanctions and the World War I massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks--betray the Westaposs double standard in dealing with MuslimsFri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:26 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/fa-takes-england-captaincy-from-terry-66566.htm John Terry has been stripped of the captaincy of Englandaposs national soccer team due to his court case over charges of alleged racial abuse which starts in JulyFri, 03 Feb 2012 08:22:12 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/europes-cold-snap-claims-more-lives-66561.htm Eastern and central Europe continue to shiver under a blanket of heavy snow Friday with more deaths reported after bitter cold overnight temperaturesFri, 03 Feb 2012 07:23:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/why-russia-protects-assad-66568.htm As casualties mount before the brutal onslaught of Bashar al-Assadaposs forces against Syriaaposs pro-democracy protesters the Russians are being unhelpful again In Washington and Brussels even habitually cool diplomats have been showingFri, 03 Feb 2012 05:12:30 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/hackers-release-private-fbi-call-about-hacking-66562.htm The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call between the FBI and New Scotland Yard that it claims to have recorded surreptitiouslyFri, 03 Feb 2012 01:35:23 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/china-may-invest-in-eu-debt-fund-66563.htm China is considering how to get quotmore deeply involvedquot in resolving Europeaposs debt crisis by co-operating more closely with European rescue funds Wen Jiabao Chinese premier said on ThursdayThu, 02 Feb 2012 08:43:57 EST