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WikiLeaks among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said on Wednesday.

Jailed Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for decades of non-violent struggle for human rights.

Iceland votes over foreign debts, economy at risk

Icelanders voted in a referendum on Saturday on a $5bn deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected "No" set to further delay foreign aid.

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 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.

Donors pledge $4,8bn in aid for Sudan

Donor nations pledged a preliminary ,8-billion in assistance to Sudan on Wednesday, aiming to help bolster a 2005 north-south peace deal in the African country still torn by…

Norway oil spill stirs fears for Arctic

Favourable winds were set to keep an oil slick 10km long and 5km wide from reaching the Norwegian shore, although rough seas hampered a clean-up operation, energy group…

‘It’s time to make peace with the planet’

Climate campaigner Al Gore collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and said it was time to stop waging war on the Earth and make peace with the planet. The former United States…

Norway tells Apple to change iTunes or face court

Norway stepped up its battle with Apple Computer’s iTunes on Thursday when its consumer ombudsman said the software giant must open access to its music download system by October…