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Nelson Mandela Is Reunited With The Edlers

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Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson, Desmond Tutu

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DLD Conference 2010

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Hubert Burda, Stephanie Czerny, Mitchell Baker, Marcel Reichert, Joseph Vardi

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Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008

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Nobel peace prize jury under investigation

By shagynasir on | From timesofpakistan.pk

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The nomination deadline for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize closed Wednesday amid renewed criticism that the award committee has drifted away from the selection criteria established by prize founder Alfred Nobel. Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina, jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Cuban rights activists Oswaldo Paya and Yoani Sanchez are among the candidates who have been publicly announced by those who nominated them.The secretive...Read Full Story

Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Chinese dissident wins Nobel Peace PrizeSTORY HIGHLIGHTS Wife: "I never dreamed about this" His lawyer worries the win may mean a longer prison term CNN is blacked out in China as the winner is announced Liu Xiaobo is serving an 11-year prison term (CNN) -- The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving an 11-year prison term, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday. Liu was sentenced in 2009 for inciting subversion of state power...Read Full Story

IAN SOMERHALDER: Forget Emmys, Golden Globes, Or An Oscar…I Want The Nobel Peace Prize!

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“Vampire Diaries’” Ian Somelhalder isn’t in showbiz for a movie industry-related award, whether an Emmy, a Gold Globe or even an Oscar…he’s set his sights on something bigger – a Nobel Peace Prize! First time we’ve learned of a “vampire” aspiring for loftier heights… “I flew to Zimbabwe where I was doing a documentary,” Somerhalder tells celebrity news . “I met a scientist named Allan Savory . He’s figured out a way to reverse climate change, literally through agriculture. So I’m...Read Full Story

The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize citation

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The complete text of the citation awarding the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo . __ The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China . The Norwegian Nobel Committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. Such rights are a prerequisite for the "fraternity between nations" of which Alfred Nobel wrote in his...Read Full Story

The 'Great FIrewall of China' works to block news of Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize

By iria on | From technologyexpert.blogspot.com

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. That was unwelcome news for the Chinese government. China reportedly went so far as to threaten reprisals against Norway if the Norwegian Nobel Institute gave Liu the prize. Despite such threats, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu anyway. However, that hasn't stopped China from trying to prevent its citizens from hearing any positive news about the award. The Great Firewall of China is working overtime to try...Read Full Story

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(ANI) Finnair offers two-for-one under corporate programme . Finnair offers two-for-one under corporate programme . Nobel Peace Prize for former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari . Nobel Peace Prize for Finnish statesman Martti Ahtisaari

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Marko Ahtisaari, Head of Nokia Design: Future Windows Phones will have NFC...

When Nokia reported their Q4 2011 financial results last month there was one bit of news in there that we glossed over. Marko Ahtisaari, son of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, had his title upgraded from Head of Nokia Design to Executive Vice President of Nokia Design. His responsibilities will stay the same, he’ll just bring home more bacon. Anyway, Marko recently sat down with The Guardian and let out some details about the...

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Kosovo Serbs Urged To Drop Referendum

However, Mitic said that Tadic’s offer was only a reworked version of the plan by UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari, which Serbia had previously rejected and was not adopted in the UN Security Council. “The goal of that would probably be the inclusion of Serbs ...

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EU , US give in on Serbia ’ s plan for northern Kosovo special status

An British diplomat said that Serbia’s four-point plan is in line with Martti Ahtisaari’s west backed plan – which represents the core of Kosovo’s constitution – and could finally close the lasting chapter of political tensions between Belgrade ...

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Tunisia: Tunis Hosts Board Meeting of Qatar Based Silatech Organization...

Members of the board of trustees include the first female Prime Minister of Ireland Mary Robinson, former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, Saudi Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, CISCO CEO John Chambers, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign ...

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Beta: U.S. position impedes compromise between Belgrade and Pristina, says U...

“While the U.S. supports and encourages Pristina to want anything – removal of parallel institutions, marking of borders in North Kosovo and implementation of the Martti Ahtisaari plan – Kosovo will not be open to a compromise,” said Gallucci.

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Finns Pick Niinistoe in Presidential Vote

Haavisto helped mediate peace in Sudan and Darfur from 2005 until 2007 as a special representative appointed by the United Nations, following in the footsteps of 2008 Nobel Peace Laureate Martti Ahtisaari, also a former president of Finland.

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Martti Ahtisaari(born June 23, 1937) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000). He is a former U.N. diplomat who won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his peace and diplomacy work.

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