Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

Amnesty objects to Solberg’s China trip

The human rights organization Amnesty International is strongly criticizing Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg's trip to Beijing next week, which aims to officially restore Norway's...

Peace Prize nominations decline

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Thursday that it had received 318 nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. That's down from 376 last year,...

Last respects for Kaci Kullmann Five

She was a pioneering politician in Norway and ended her career by leading the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Tributes poured in once again this week...

‘Pioneering’ Nobel leader dies at 65

UPDATED: Kaci Kullmann Five, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, has died after a long battle with cancer. The committee announced Monday morning...

Tributes roll in to a leading ‘role model’

Prime ministers, political rivals, colleagues and friends were hailing Kaci Kullmann Five on Monday as a woman who made great strides towards clearing the way...

Nobel Prize winners under pressure

It hasn't been a good week for two Nobel Peace Prize winners who both have spent time in Oslo. Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar...

Islamists and Russia pose biggest threat

In a chilling return to Cold War rhetoric, the head of Norway's police inteligence unit PST declared on Wednesday that Russia has the intention...

‘Uphill battle’ with China finally won

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's globe-trotting foreign minister Børge Brende was supposed to mostly be home in Oslo this week, even scheduled to make an appearance in...

Kissinger met by protesters in Oslo

During a weekend dedicated to peace, one of the guests who'd been invited to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony set off just the opposite....

‘Nobel Days’ in Oslo again

PHOTO FEATURE: The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize always creates a stir in the Norwegian capital, which was chosen by prize benefactor Alfred...
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