Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

This year’s Nobel ‘a classic prize’

Alfred Nobel's intentions for awarding a peace prize were all met when this year's prize went to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on behalf of the...

Nobel Peace Prize a ‘gift from heaven’

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Oslo Friday morning to begin three whirlwind days packed with events tied to his receipt of the Nobel...

Norway to still play a role in Colombia’s peace process

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende issued a statement on Thursday claiming it was "extremely positive that the peace agreement in Colombia has now finally...

Brende encouraged by new Colombian peace pact

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende has had a special interest in peace talks between the Colombian government and the guerrilla organization FARC, not least...

Nobel committee surprises again

The Norwegian Nobel Committee defied most all speculation and even, arguably, the voters of Colombia in awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Friday...

Whoops! NRK sorry about Nobel error

Norway's state broadcaster NRK was apologizing Friday morning for erroneously sending out a report on an early morning newscast that the architects of the...

Nobel Committee ‘reverts to Plan B’

As speculation swirls around who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, two Oslo-based researchers have knocked Colombian leaders off their lists of candidates.  Colombian...

Norwegian leaders mourn Peres’ death

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg, her foreign minister Børge Brende and leaders of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo were among those mourning the...

Jagland returned to rally for Europe

UPDATED: Three years after overseeing the award of a Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union, Thorbjørn Jagland has been back in Norway this...

Norway challenged on Snowden again

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's chapter of the international organization PEN, dedicated to freedom of expression and human rights, is testing the Norwegian government's commitment to such values...
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