Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

‘I promise, you won’t regret this’

Tawakkul Karman, the widely acclaimed heroine of the revolution in Yemen, vowed on Friday that the Norwegian Nobel Committee won't have any reason to...

Nobel Days all weekend long

The banners are up, the winners are in Oslo and Norway's capital planned to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize throughout the...

Critics still question Nobel choices

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's still said to be the most prestigious prize in the world, but debate continues to swirl over how winners of the...

Oil fund won’t exclude PetroChina

The Norwegian government is ignoring a recommendation from a state ethics council that it ban investments by Norway's oil fund in the Chinese oil...

China’s rejection disappoints Norway

Chinese authorities have rejected Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's latest effort last week to normalize relations between the two countries, and ministry officials...

News from Burma cheers Norway

News this week that Burma's government was releasing political prisoners, after earlier easing press censorship and showing other signs of more openness, cheered Burma-watchers...

Støre makes new overture to China

It's been widely claimed that China "lost face" when the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded last year's Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. Norway's...

Winning women hailed for courage

The Oslo-based, five-member committee that selects winners of the Nobel Peace Prize hailed the courage of the three women they chose to honour with...

A Nobel Peace Prize for women

The Norwegian Nobel Committee moved away from highly controversial choices on Friday to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to three women in Liberia...

Conflict lingers over last year’s prize

A new Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo on Friday but Norway is still feeling the ill effects of last year's prize to...
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