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Malala visits native Swat Valley amid tight security
Mar 31, 2018, 13:05 PM IST
Mahira welcomes 'baby girl' Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan
Yousafzai is expected to hold meetings with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, as well as other important figures.
Mar 29, 2018, 16:43 PM IST
ICAN receives Nobel peace prize, urges nuclear nations to adopt UN treaty banning atomic weapons
ICAN on Sunday accepted the highly-coveted 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
Dec 10, 2017, 20:05 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize 2017 awarded to anti-nuclear campaign ICAN
The Nobel Peace Prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns ($1.10 million), will be presented in Oslo on December 10.
Oct 06, 2017, 14:38 PM IST
Anti-nuclear efforts lead crowded peace prize field
Efforts to limit or reverse the spread of nuclear weapons head the field for Friday`s Nobel Peace Prize but face likely competition from the UN refugee agency, Syrian do-it-yourself rescuers and a Congolese "miracle" doctor.
Oct 06, 2017, 07:54 AM IST
Watch: Nominations for Nobel Peace Prize 2017
Nobel Peace Prize will be announced next week. This year, there are 318 contenders for this prestigious prize. WION brings information about some of the nominations.
Oct 01, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
Germany said concerned by China's unwillingness to discuss Nobel laureate's widow
The Chinese government has repeatedly lambasted foreign governments for their concern about Liu and his family, saying it is nothing to do with them.
Jul 28, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
Cardinal choler over copyright of Mother Teresa's sari
"Holy Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a universal symbol, beloved by believers (and) unbelievers," said Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, 85, an ex-prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Jul 18, 2017, 18:55 PM IST
China says awarding Nobel Prize to Liu Xiaobo was 'blasphemy'
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who spent his last eight years as a prisoner of conscience died at a hospital in Shenyang, China.
Jul 14, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
Hospital: China's Nobel Peace laureate's ill health worsens
Liu Xiaobo was diagnosed in May while imprisoned for inciting subversion by advocating sweeping political reforms in China. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 while in prison.
Jul 06, 2017, 18:41 PM IST
Dalai Lama: Modern education needs to focus on compassion
China considers the spiritual leader a separatist seeking Tibetan independence. The Dalai Lama says he seeks protection of Tibetan culture.
Jun 17, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Malala Yousafzai made UN Messenger of Peace
Nineteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the 13th Messenger of Peace, joining, among others, actor Michael Douglas, naturalist Jane Goodall, and Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping praises normalisation of ties with Norway
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday praised the normalisation of relations with Norway, six years after a dispute over the Nobel Peace Prize, as Norway's prime minister said she was glad to be back.
Apr 10, 2017, 17:58 PM IST
Campaign launched to demand Bharat Ratna for the Dalai Lama
The Rashtriya Syawamsevak Sangh (RSS) has launched a campaign for awarding Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour to Nobel Laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Apr 08, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Satyarthi's Nobel citation recovered from jungles: Police
The Nobel citation of child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi has been recovered from the jungles in Sangam Vihar more than a month after it was stolen from his south Delhi home, police said today.
Mar 11, 2017, 22:15 PM IST
Donald Trump's order on refugees is heartbreaking for this Nobel Peace winner
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which she shared in 2014 with India's Kailash Satyarthi, a fellow education activist.
Jan 28, 2017, 08:42 AM IST
Shimon Peres – The giant of Israeli politics and a believer of peace
Shimon Peres died in September 2016 at the age of 93.
Dec 15, 2016, 16:34 PM IST
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos travelled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, together with representatives of the thousands of victims of the country`s half-century conflict, the media reported on Friday.
Dec 09, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
Norway's supreme court rejects Edward Snowden's final appeal seeking assurance against extradition
Norway's supreme court today rejected a final appeal by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden to secure assurances he would not be extradicted to the US should he travel to Norway to collect an award.
Nov 26, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Dalai Lama says will visit Donald Trump
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he would visit US President-elect Donald Trump, a meeting that would infuriate Beijing which views the Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk as a dangerous separatist.
Nov 23, 2016, 10:58 AM IST
