STOCKHOLM - Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries. The winners of the 2009 Nobel Prizes in economics, chemistry a
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran summoned Norway's ambassador Friday and said the country had no right to criticize the Islamic Republic for confiscating Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal. In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, her lawyer and Norway's government said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps they are taking against any dissent. In Norway, where the pe
OSLO - Norway's Foreign Ministry says it has lodged a formal complaint with Iran after authorities there confiscated human rights activist Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize medal. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ragnhild Imerslund said Thursday that som
BERLIN - Scottish singer Annie Lennox was presented with the 2009 Woman of Peace award on Wednesday at a summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin for her work raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. Lennox was chosen for her work in raising awareness of
WOLFSBURG, Germany - Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus calls the global economic crisis an excellent opportunity to reflect and redesign businesses, and devote creative ones to solving social problems. Yunus, who with his Grameen Bank -- which
WOLFSBURG, Germany - Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus brought ideas for creating micro social businesses from Bangladesh to Europe Saturday with support from several of the world's leading corporations. Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Priz
ITV pundit Steve Bruce's decision to award David Beckham the man of the match award for his display against Belarus has been reportedly rubbished by England manager Fabio Capello, who compared it to American president Barack Obama becoming the lates
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