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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in ... World News -
At least 16 dead in anti-PM Abiy protests in Ethiopia: Amnesty
At least 16 people have been killed in violence in Ethiopia this week that began with protests against Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate ... World News -
Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea
Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the ... World News -
Pakistanis sign petition seeking Nobel Peace Prize for Imran Khan
More than 300,000 people have signed online petitions calling for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive a Nobel Peace Prize after he freed an ... World News -
US lawmakers nominate jailed Uighur scholar for Nobel peace prize
US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle said Wednesday they have nominated jailed Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti - sentenced to life in prison ... World News -
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad urges world to ‘protect’ Yazidis
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, a survivor of ISIS sex slavery, implored the global community to help free hundreds of women and girls still held by the ... Middle East -
In first news conference, Nobel Prize winner urges global fight against genocide
A co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize called Monday for a global fight against genocide and sexual violence, pledging to be a voice for victims ... World News -
Former Yazidi ISIS captive, Congolese doctor win Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and a Yazidi former captive of ISIS for their work to highlight and eliminate the ... World News -
Ex-UN climate chief faces trial in India for sexual offenses
An Indian court has ruled there is enough evidence to send former UN climate chief Rajendra Pachauri to trial on charges of stalking and sexual ... World News -
Malala Yousafzai lives to witness the killing of her Taliban assassin
Speculations are high on whether Pakistani Malala Yousafzai- the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize since its founding in 1901- would ... Features -
Two Norwegian politicians nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong ... World News -
Female Nobel laureates in Bangladesh to meet Rohingya women
Three female Nobel Peace laureates began a weeklong trip to Bangladesh on Saturday to meet Rohingya Muslim women who were tortured and raped by ... World News -
Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo dies
Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has died, the government of the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, where he was being treated for ... World News -
Syria attack moves Nobel winner to speak out on children in war zones
The United Nations must prioritise millions of children caught up in conflict and protect refugee children from being trafficked into slavery, Nobel ... Features -
When ‘genocide’ unfolds in the backyard of a Nobel laureate
Over the years, some Nobel Peace Prize awards have raised eyebrows World -
No Nobel for the noble: Should the White Helmets have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
White Helmets are an unarmed group of people who have remained in the war ravaged Syria with the sole purpose of saving lives Middle East -
Colombia’s president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize World News -
Syria’s White Helmets congratulate Colombia on Nobel
A White Helmet volunteer was killed while responding to a bombing in south Syria just after the Nobel winner was announced earlier Friday Middle East -
Israel’s Peres in serious but stable condition
Doctors had decided not to operate on the elder statesman for the time being, a statement said Home Page -
Turkey’s Nobel-nominated border town: A new ISIS target?
Kilis, home to some 110,000 Syrian refugees, was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Features -
Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar president in historic power shift
A constitutional provision barred Suu Kyi from becoming president and she made it clear that whoever sits in that chair will be her proxy Gulf -
Should the Greek islands be nominated for a Nobel?
Never in the history of the prize, it has been given to a geographical location Blogs -
Tunisia’s noble success, where many have failed
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet in October. It was awarded to people who worked to prevent their country ... Africa -
Tunisian Nobel Laureates call for Palestinian state
Representatives of Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet, who on Thursday picked up their Nobel Peace Prize News -
Tunisian Nobel winners to get extra medals... at their own expense
To avoid any possible envy between the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize four more medals will be struck for the Tunisian quartet Life -
Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian civil organizations
The award was given to the Tunisian quartet ‘for its decisive contribution to building a pluralistic democracy’ Middle East -
Pope Francis, not a politician, deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” Pope Francis, March 17, 2013 In a world where politicians are inciting ... World -
Nobel winner Malala opens school for Syrian refugees
Malala became a symbol of defiance after she was shot on a school bus in Pakistan 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education Variety -
FIFA to keep 'Handshake for Peace' at U-20 World Cup
FIFA will continue to use the 'Handshake for Peace' at the under-20 World Cup in New Zealand Sports -
Snowden awarded freedom of expression prize in Norway
Former security contractor Edward Snowden won a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression World News