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  • 3 women accept nobel peace prize

    3 Women Accept Nobel Peace Prize

    World | December 10, 2011 20:31 IST

    Oslo, Dec 10: Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital today.Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her

  • three women win nobel peace prize jointly

    Three Women Win Nobel Peace Prize Jointly

    World | October 07, 2011 18:43 IST

    Oslo, Oct 7: The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women's

  • dalai lama to retire from active politics

    Dalai Lama To Retire From Active Politics

    World | March 10, 2011 20:46 IST

    Dharamsala, Mar 10 : Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama today announced his decision to retire from active politics, saying the time had come to be succeeded by a "freely elected" leader.The 76-year-old head of

  • wife to meet imprisoned nobel winner on sunday

    Wife To Meet Imprisoned Nobel Winner On Sunday

    World | October 10, 2010 9:00 IST

    Jinzhou, China:  The wife of the world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to visit him in prison on Sunday and finally give him the news of his award, a family member said Saturday

  • nobel laureate s wife forced to leave beijing

    Nobel Laureate's Wife Forced To Leave Beijing

    World | October 09, 2010 17:41 IST

    Beijing: Chinese police have forced the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to leave Beijing and are believed to have taken her to the northeastern city of Jinzhou, where her husband is imprisoned,

  • china protests nobel peace prize to jailed dissident

    China Protests Nobel Peace Prize To Jailed Dissident, Internet Censored

    World | October 08, 2010 23:45 IST

    Beijing: Jailed political reformist Liu Xiaobo on Friday night became the first Chinese national to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, provoking condemnation from the authoritarian nation.The writer and university professor, 54, was honoured ''for

  • nobel peace prize for jailed chinese dissident

    Nobel Peace Prize For Jailed Chinese Dissident

    World | October 08, 2010 15:55 IST

    The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was on Friday awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China".For over two decades, Liu Xiaobo has been a strong spokesman for

  • one year after nobel peace prize obama approves 39 billion

    One Year After Nobel Peace Prize, Obama Approves £39 Billion Arms Deal

    World | September 14, 2010 10:37 IST

    US President Obama is set to sign America's biggest ever arms deal. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has reportedly agreed to the £39billion sale of aircraft and weapons systems to Saudi Arabia, reports The Mail,

  • obama surprised and humbled by nobel peace prize

    Obama 'Surprised And Humbled' By Nobel Peace Prize

    World | October 09, 2009 4:29 IST

    US President Barack Obama said he was "humbled" to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but said he was not sure he had done enough to deserve it. Less than a year after taking office,

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