Obama accepts peace prize, defends 'just wars'

The US must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, Barack Obama said as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

Obama: 'Others more deserving' of Nobel prize

A humble US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that others may be "more deserving" of the surprise Nobel Peace Prize.

War and peace: Obama to accept Nobel prize

United States President Barack Obama will confront the Afghan war "head-on" when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday.

Iran seizes lawyer's Nobel Peace Prize medal

Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said.

Obama’s Nobel ancestry

Ten individuals of African descent have previously been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But none had an opportunity as unique as Barack Obama’s.

Rethink deployment

An important lesson President Jacob Zuma is learning during the resurgence of service delivery protests is that a charm offensive can go only so far.

Barack Obama's Nobel prize: Why now?

Giving US President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize so early in his presidency could hinder rather than help his diplomatic efforts.

World leaders hail Obama's surprise Nobel award

World leaders have urged Barack Obama to seize on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to intensify his diplomatic efforts to forge peace.

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

United States President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his calls to reduce the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Will Nobel committee acknowledge Tsvangirai?

Wanted: a peace maker or rights activist engaged in a current conflict whose influence would benefit greatly from winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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