2008 Nobel Prize Laureates

Annie Lennox announced on her blog today that she is going to receive the Woman of Peace Award 2009 in Berlin this week: Annie Lennox will be presented with the Woman of Peace Award by former Soviet President and 1990 Nobel Peace Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates meeting in Berlin Nov.10 and 11. Annie was chosen by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates for her work in raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her SING campaign that enlisted 23 of the world’s most acclaimed female vocalists in recording “Sing,” written ... Read Full Story

The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced Friday amid a record 205 nominees and no clear favourite, though Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is seen as a real possibility. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo is to reveal its choice at 11:00 am (0900 GMT). Observers have suggested there is no obvious candidate for the coveted prize this year as no major conflicts have been resolved by peaceful means in the past year. According to Norwegian public television NRK, which is usually well-informed, the award is expected to go to "an individual, not an organisation," which would shorten the list of possible winners ... Read Full Story

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: _ 2009: Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, research that has implications for cancer and aging research. _ 2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. _ 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a ... Read Full Story

Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: _ 2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. _ 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes. _ 2006: Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello, of the United States, for their work in controlling the flow of genetic information. _ 2005: Barry J. ... Read Full Story

Even the President -- Caught Completely By Surprise -- Admits That He Doesn't Feel That He Deserves to Receive the Peace Prize After Less Than Ten Months in Office, But Nobel Committee's Decision Shows How Deeply the World Holds Obama's Predecessor in Contempt President Obama passes by a battered United Nations flag on his way to addressing the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23. The flag had flown over the UN's bombed-out Iraq headquarters in Baghdad. On Friday, the nation, the world -- and even the president himself -- were stunned by the news that he won the ... Read Full Story