Nobel Peace Prize
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Sharing the prestigious award with the U.N.’s climate change panel, Al Gore brings global warming to the forefront.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner: The Internet!
As the title says, correct use of Internet has help humans achieve what many of us only dream of. Distances are covered, time saved and ultimately productive of each individual increased. This is the power of the Internet.
Gore Rules Out White House Bid Despite Nobel Prize
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, today said he had no plans to run for the White House, even after jointly winning the Nobel peace prize for his work on climate change.
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize. And This Time, No One Can Take It Away From Him
Award recognizes work on climate change awareness· Experts play down talk of late run for presidency
Support Un Arms Treaty, Say Nobel Laureates
More than a dozen Nobel peace prize laureates have joined forces to call on governments around the world to support a landmark international treaty to stop irresponsible arms exports.
Banker to the World's Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize
· Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer has lent $5.7bn · Women 'empowered' by access to small loans
Pioneering Economist Wins Nobel Prize
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank today emerged as the surprise winners of the prestigious Nobel peace prize for their pioneering work in lending to the poor.
Journalists Eligible for Nobel Peace Prize
Forget the Pulitzer - journalists could be in line for the Nobel peace prize. But not, it seems, if they work for the BBC. By Gwladys Fouche in Oslo.
Ramos Horta to Be East Timor Pm
East Timor's Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta is likely to be appointed prime minister of the fledgling nation, ending seven weeks of political violence, a presidential spokeswoman said on Friday.
Nobel Laureate Appointed to Bring Peace to Military
East Timor's foreign minister, Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, was yesterday appointed defence minister as part of President Xanana Gusmao's attempt to restore order in the military, whose schism has plunged the fledgling nation into virtual anarchy.
Prizewinning Author Involved in Peace Talks
Colombia's Nobel prizewinning novelist Gabriel García Márquez yesterday admitted he has been secretly involved in almost every recent attempt, all unsuccessful, to achieve peace in his country.
Laureate Urges Ban on Nuclear Weapons
There are 27,000 nuclear warheads in the world and that is '27,000 too many', said International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei after he received the Nobel Peace prize in Norway yesterday.
Peres Defends His Breakaway With Sharon
In his first interview since leaving Labour, Israel's Nobel peace laureate tells The Observer why he jumped ship.
Peres May Join New Sharon Party
Nobel peace prize winner Shimon Peres today hinted he may leave the Israeli Labour party he led until three weeks ago to join forces with Ariel Sharon. Mr Peres, a former prime minister, told reporters at the Euromed summit in Barcelona that Mr Sharon, who last week left his own party,...
Man of Peace Dies - Scientist Who Turned Back on A-bomb Project
Scientists yesterday paid tribute to Sir Joseph Rotblat, the nuclear physicist and Nobel peace prize winner who resigned from the Manhattan Project to become a campaigner for nuclear disarmament.
Walesa Says He Averted Ukraine Clashes
Former Polish President and Nobel peace prize winner Lech Walesa has claimed personal credit for averting a bloodbath during Ukraine's 'orange revolution' last year.
Nobel Peace Prize for Woman of 30m Trees
Wangari Maathai is the first female African to win the award.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Be Announced
The winner of the 2004 Nobel peace prize, whose recipients gain worldwide fame and a £700,000 cash award, will be named in Oslo tomorrow. The prize-giving committee has reviewed a record 194 nominees and, in keeping with Nobel tradition, the names of the nominees have not been released...
Kurd Mps Freed As Turkey Lifts Broadcast Ban
Nobel peace prize nominee Leyla Zana, who has championed Kurdish causes in Turkey from a prison cell for the past 10 years, was released yesterday with three fellow former MPs, in an unexpected move aimed at supporting Turkey's drive to join the EU. Jubilant crowds rushed to Ulucanlar...
Europe War Slated By Nobel Winner
Iran's Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace prize yesterday and sent a bold anti-war message to the west, accusing it of hiding behind the September 11 attacks to violate human rights. Ms Ebadi, 56, a reformist lawyer, was handed the $1.4 million...
Nobel Prize Winner Attacks West
Iran's Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel peace prize yesterday and sent a bold anti-war message to the west, accusing it of hiding behind the September 11 attacks to violate human rights. Ms Ebadi, 56, a reformist lawyer, was handed the $1.4 million...
Nobel Intentions
Natasha Walter: One peace prize does not turn the west into the defender of women's rights worldwide. In Tehran a few years ago I met Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer who has just won the Nobel Peace prize. Her integrity and bravery, even in the face of frequent threats and arrests, certainly make her an outstanding figure in her country and beyond - and of course a great recipient of the prize.
Pope Snubbed As Iranian Rights Lawyer Wins Nobel Peace Prize
An Iranian human rights lawyer who fell foul of her country's conservative clerics has won the Nobel peace prize, in what some see as a rebuff to the Pope, who was heavily tipped to win the prize. A lawyer and activist who has been imprisoned by the theocratic authorities and threatened...
The Pope, Bono and... Mathare United FC
Kevin Mitchell welcomes the nomination of a club from the slums of Nairobi for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ignoble Peace Prize
Given the fact that previous nominees include Adolf Hitler and Henry Kissinger, can anyone take the Nobel Peace Prize seriously, asks Paul Hamilos.
Chirac put on Nobel Prize list
The French president, Jacques Chirac, has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to avoid a US-led war against Iraq, it emerged yesterday.
Carter uses peace prize speech to condemn US policy
The former US president, Jimmy Carter, marked his elevation to the status of Nobel peace laureate yesterday by chiding President Bush on his doctrine of pre-emptive war, and urging him to respect the UN's role in Iraq.
Recognition for the President Who Never Sent a Us Soldier Into War
Jimmy Carter, the only US president since 1945 never to order American soldiers into combat, yesterday won the Nobel peace prize in what the award committee made clear was a deliberate slap at President George Bush. "In a situation currently marked by threats of the use of power, Carter...
Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former US president Jimmy Carter today won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development". The Norwegian Nobel committee cited Mr...
Reformed Gang Leader Faces Death
A convicted murderer who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work in turning young gang members away from violence must be executed, a Californian court has ruled. In 1979 Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, a founder of one of Los Angeles's most famous gangs, the Crips, was...
Eyes on the Prize
A senator from Silvio Berlusconi's own party wants the Italian prime minister's work for world peace to be rewarded with a Nobel, writes Philip Willan.
Fans of Berlusconi reveal Nobel intent
A group of admirers is planning to propose Italy's controversial prime minister for the Nobel peace prize, citing Silvio Berlusconi's foreign policy achievements and his concern for the plight of the poor.
Shoulder to Shoulder, Blair and Bush Nominated for Peace Prize
Tony Blair and George Bush have received international recognition for their unswerving willingness to use force: a nomination for the 2002 Nobel peace prize.
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, today said he had no plans to run for the White House, even after jointly winning the Nobel peace prize for his work on climate change.
Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize. And This Time, No One Can Take It Away From Him
Award recognizes work on climate change awareness· Experts play down talk of late run for presidency
Support Un Arms Treaty, Say Nobel Laureates
More than a dozen Nobel peace prize laureates have joined forces to call on governments around the world to support a landmark international treaty to stop irresponsible arms exports.
Banker to the World's Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize
· Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer has lent $5.7bn · Women 'empowered' by access to small loans
Pioneering Economist Wins Nobel Prize
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank today emerged as the surprise winners of the prestigious Nobel peace prize for their pioneering work in lending to the poor.
Journalists Eligible for Nobel Peace Prize
Forget the Pulitzer - journalists could be in line for the Nobel peace prize. But not, it seems, if they work for the BBC. By Gwladys Fouche in Oslo.
Ramos Horta to Be East Timor Pm
East Timor's Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta is likely to be appointed prime minister of the fledgling nation, ending seven weeks of political violence, a presidential spokeswoman said on Friday.
Nobel Laureate Appointed to Bring Peace to Military
East Timor's foreign minister, Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, was yesterday appointed defence minister as part of President Xanana Gusmao's attempt to restore order in the military, whose schism has plunged the fledgling nation into virtual anarchy.
Prizewinning Author Involved in Peace Talks
Colombia's Nobel prizewinning novelist Gabriel García Márquez yesterday admitted he has been secretly involved in almost every recent attempt, all unsuccessful, to achieve peace in his country.
Laureate Urges Ban on Nuclear Weapons
There are 27,000 nuclear warheads in the world and that is '27,000 too many', said International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei after he received the Nobel Peace prize in Norway yesterday.
Peres Defends His Breakaway With Sharon
In his first interview since leaving Labour, Israel's Nobel peace laureate tells The Observer why he jumped ship.
Peres May Join New Sharon Party
Nobel peace prize winner Shimon Peres today hinted he may leave the Israeli Labour party he led until three weeks ago to join forces with Ariel Sharon. Mr Peres, a former prime minister, told reporters at the Euromed summit in Barcelona that Mr Sharon, who last week left his own party,...
Man of Peace Dies - Scientist Who Turned Back on A-bomb Project
Scientists yesterday paid tribute to Sir Joseph Rotblat, the nuclear physicist and Nobel peace prize winner who resigned from the Manhattan Project to become a campaigner for nuclear disarmament.
Walesa Says He Averted Ukraine Clashes
Former Polish President and Nobel peace prize winner Lech Walesa has claimed personal credit for averting a bloodbath during Ukraine's 'orange revolution' last year.
Nobel Peace Prize for Woman of 30m Trees
Wangari Maathai is the first female African to win the award.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Be Announced
The winner of the 2004 Nobel peace prize, whose recipients gain worldwide fame and a £700,000 cash award, will be named in Oslo tomorrow. The prize-giving committee has reviewed a record 194 nominees and, in keeping with Nobel tradition, the names of the nominees have not been released...
Kurd Mps Freed As Turkey Lifts Broadcast Ban
Nobel peace prize nominee Leyla Zana, who has championed Kurdish causes in Turkey from a prison cell for the past 10 years, was released yesterday with three fellow former MPs, in an unexpected move aimed at supporting Turkey's drive to join the EU. Jubilant crowds rushed to Ulucanlar...
Europe War Slated By Nobel Winner
Iran's Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace prize yesterday and sent a bold anti-war message to the west, accusing it of hiding behind the September 11 attacks to violate human rights. Ms Ebadi, 56, a reformist lawyer, was handed the $1.4 million...
Nobel Prize Winner Attacks West
Iran's Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel peace prize yesterday and sent a bold anti-war message to the west, accusing it of hiding behind the September 11 attacks to violate human rights. Ms Ebadi, 56, a reformist lawyer, was handed the $1.4 million...
Nobel Intentions
Natasha Walter: One peace prize does not turn the west into the defender of women's rights worldwide. In Tehran a few years ago I met Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer who has just won the Nobel Peace prize. Her integrity and bravery, even in the face of frequent threats and arrests, certainly make her an outstanding figure in her country and beyond - and of course a great recipient of the prize.
Pope Snubbed As Iranian Rights Lawyer Wins Nobel Peace Prize
An Iranian human rights lawyer who fell foul of her country's conservative clerics has won the Nobel peace prize, in what some see as a rebuff to the Pope, who was heavily tipped to win the prize. A lawyer and activist who has been imprisoned by the theocratic authorities and threatened...
The Pope, Bono and... Mathare United FC
Kevin Mitchell welcomes the nomination of a club from the slums of Nairobi for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ignoble Peace Prize
Given the fact that previous nominees include Adolf Hitler and Henry Kissinger, can anyone take the Nobel Peace Prize seriously, asks Paul Hamilos.
Chirac put on Nobel Prize list
The French president, Jacques Chirac, has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to avoid a US-led war against Iraq, it emerged yesterday.
Carter uses peace prize speech to condemn US policy
The former US president, Jimmy Carter, marked his elevation to the status of Nobel peace laureate yesterday by chiding President Bush on his doctrine of pre-emptive war, and urging him to respect the UN's role in Iraq.
Recognition for the President Who Never Sent a Us Soldier Into War
Jimmy Carter, the only US president since 1945 never to order American soldiers into combat, yesterday won the Nobel peace prize in what the award committee made clear was a deliberate slap at President George Bush. "In a situation currently marked by threats of the use of power, Carter...
Jimmy Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former US president Jimmy Carter today won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development". The Norwegian Nobel committee cited Mr...
Reformed Gang Leader Faces Death
A convicted murderer who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work in turning young gang members away from violence must be executed, a Californian court has ruled. In 1979 Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, a founder of one of Los Angeles's most famous gangs, the Crips, was...
Eyes on the Prize
A senator from Silvio Berlusconi's own party wants the Italian prime minister's work for world peace to be rewarded with a Nobel, writes Philip Willan.
Fans of Berlusconi reveal Nobel intent
A group of admirers is planning to propose Italy's controversial prime minister for the Nobel peace prize, citing Silvio Berlusconi's foreign policy achievements and his concern for the plight of the poor.
Shoulder to Shoulder, Blair and Bush Nominated for Peace Prize
Tony Blair and George Bush have received international recognition for their unswerving willingness to use force: a nomination for the 2002 Nobel peace prize.