Merkel Favorite to Win Nobel Peace Prize for Refugee Leadership
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is among the favorites to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her response to the refugee crisis, according to researchers and bookmakers. “Angela Merkel has been...
View ArticleWill Angela Merkel Win The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize?
Nelson Mandela. Malala Yousafzai. Martin Luther King Jr. Another leader will join that prestigious group when the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is chosen early Friday. Kristian Berg...
View ArticleWho will win the Nobel Peace Prize? These are the favorites
The Nobel Peace Prize, undoubtedly the most famous and respected prize of its kind, will be announced on Friday morning in Oslo. You can expect the results around 11 a.m. local time, which will be 6...
View ArticleNuclear opponents, Good Samaritans tipped for Nobel peace award
Oslo: The pope, the German chancellor and a Congolese doctor were all tipped as top contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, but speculation was mounting that the honour could go to two octogenarian...
View ArticleNuclear opponents, good samaritans tipped for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: The pope, the German chancellor and a Congolese doctor were all tipped as top contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize, but speculation was mounting that the honour could go to two octogenarian...
View ArticleAnd this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner is…
- From German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Pope Francis and a lesser-known Congolese gynaecologist, the names being tipped to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday are as diverse as ever. Ladbrokes,...
View ArticleNuke bombings survivors, Angela Merkel and Pope tipped for Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo: The pope, the German chancellor and a Congolese doctor were all tipped as top contenders for Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize, but speculation was mounting that the honour could go to two octogenarian...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize 2015: Pope Francis, German Chancellor, considered contenders
(CNN)Anticipation is growing in the countdown to the announcement Friday of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize -- one of the most prestigious prizes in any field of endeavor, anywhere in the world. The...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize 2015: Likely contenders
(CNN)The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize remains shrouded in secrecy before Friday's announcement of the winner, but that doesn't stop the annual guessing game about who is in the running. The Norwegian Nobel...
View ArticleWar of words grips Nobel Peace Prize committee as award looms
By Alister Doyle and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - An unusual war of words is tarnishing the staid Nobel Peace Prize committee just before its main task next week - picking a 2015 winner from...
View ArticleRussian paper, Pope Francis and Eritrean priest among Nobel Peace nominees
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - A Russian newspaper critical of President Vladimir Putin is among the nominations for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Edward Snowden, Pope Francis and a priest...
View ArticleSnowden, Pope Francis and Russian newspaper nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Russian newspaper critical of President Vladimir Putin is among the nominations for the this year Nobel Peace Prize, along with Edward Snowden, Pope Francis and a priest helping African migrants....
View ArticlePope Francis Nominated For 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
Although the Norwegian Nobel Institute refrains from publishing names of Peace Prize nominees, Norwegian experts take it upon themselves to compile lists. Pope Francis has been nominated for his focus...
View ArticleThe Tunisian Dialogue Quartet receives Nobel Peace Prize Award
Dec 10, Oslo: The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet which saved Tunisia from the brinks of a civil war at the wake of The Arab Springs was awarded with this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday. " The...
View ArticleWho Will Win the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize? Here Are Some Contenders
The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on Friday Oct. 7, with a record 376 nominees in contention for the honor. While we know that 228 of the nominations are for individuals and the remaining 148...
View ArticleColombian Peace Prize Hopes Seen Scuttled as Vote Rejects Accord
The chances of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia leader Timoleon Jimenez being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have evaporated after voters...
View ArticleThe Nobel Peace Prize: Who will win this year?
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this Friday in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. Predicting who will win is notoriously difficult, not least because of the secrecy surrounding the...
View ArticleBershidsky: Angela Merkel should win the Nobel Peace Prize
German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on as she prepares to take her seat upon arrival at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 7, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize favourites include Greek islanders who have helped migrants
Greek islanders who have opened their hearts and homes to hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea are among the favourites to be awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize . The...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize 2016 announcement - live
The Nobel Committee is gathering in Oslo to announce the winner of the 2016 Peace Prize at 10am UK time, favourites to win include the Syrian White Helmets and Pope Francis...
View ArticleGermany's Angela Merkel should win the Nobel Peace Prize (Commentary)
Leonid Bershidsky, a Bloomberg View contributor, is a Berlin-based writer. By Leonid Bershidsky | Bloomberg View Odds on who's going to win the Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded on Friday, are so hard...
View ArticleWhy Merkel should win Nobel Peace Prize
Odds on who’s going to win the Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded Friday, are so hard to make that one could easily arbitrage various bookmakers. I’m not a betting man, but I hope the prize goes to...
View ArticlePope Francis, anti-nuclear activists among Nobel Peace Prize contenders
By Gwladys Fouche and Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favorites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on the eve of Friday's...
View ArticleWatch Live: Nobel Peace Prize goes to National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia
OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded to the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the...
View ArticleWho will win Nobel Peace Prize 2016?
Syrian rescuers risking all to save war-hit civilians and the brokers of Iran's nuclear deal are among contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize after Colombia's peacemakers fell from pole position. As...
View ArticleNobel Prize for Colombia peace deal or UN climate pact?
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) -- Guessing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is notoriously hard because the secretive Norwegian Nobel Committee isn't dropping any hints, except that 376 people and groups...
View ArticleWho Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize This Year?
Until last weekend, there was an obvious front-runner for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced on Friday morning. The peace deal negotiated by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos...
View ArticleColombian leader Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decades-long civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country....
View ArticleGreek islanders, Syrian White Helmets top Nobel Peace bets
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Bookmakers taking bets for this year's Nobel Peace Prize are giving the lowest odds to the Greek islanders who have opened their hearts and homes to hundreds of thousands of migrants...
View Article2016 Nobel Peace Prize nominations: Did Donald Trump make the list?
To know for sure if Donald Trump, Pope Francis, or anyone else is really a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, you’re going to have to wait 50 years, or until they win. If speculations pan out, Alfred...
View ArticleMerkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Europe's record-breaking refugee crisis was a hot topic ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday, but a Saudi blogger, a pope who reveres the Earth and its poorest...
View ArticleColombian President accepts Nobel Peace Prize for deal with FARC
(CNN)Half his country may not support his efforts at peace, but Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos now has a Nobel Peace Prize for pursuing a deal to end the longest-running war in the Americas....
View ArticleBoost for Arab Spring: Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize
(CNN)The Nobel Peace Prize Committee confounded expectations Friday -- bypassing figures such as Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- and handed the award to the Tunisian National...
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