Dec 12 Watch 5:02 Venezuelan opposition leader makes harrowing journey to receive Nobel Peace Prize By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado on Friday vowed to continue her political pursuit to create democracy in Venezuela. This week she braved an arduous journey to accept the peace prize in Oslo, Norway. Nick Schifrin speaks now with the… Continue watching
Dec 12 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, supporters say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Her detention comes as Iran has been cracking down on intellectuals and others as Tehran struggles with sanctions, an ailing economy and the fear of a renewed war with Israel. Continue reading
Dec 11 Venezuelan Nobel laureate credits Trump for pressuring Maduro with 'decisive' actions By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's statements to reporters came hours after she appeared in public for the first time in 11 months, following her arrival in Norway’s capital, Oslo, where her daughter received the Nobel Peace Prize award on her behalf… Continue reading
Dec 10 Daughter of Venezuela's Machado accepts Nobel Peace Prize in her mother's absence By David Keyton, Associated Press Machado has been in hiding and hasn't been seen in public since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after joining supporters in a protest in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Trump awarded new FIFA peace prize By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly created FIFA prize. Continue reading
Oct 10 Putin praises Trump's peace efforts, despite failure to win Nobel prize By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press “There have been cases where the committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to people who have done nothing for peace,” Putin said. “A person comes, good or bad, and (gets it) in a month, in two months, boom. For… Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize By Kostya Manenkov, Regina Garcia Cano, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a… Continue reading
Oct 04 Why experts say Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year By Mark Lewis, Associated Press Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for which he has taken personal credit. Continue reading
Jul 08 Israel's Netanyahu says he has nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. What happens next? By Associated Press Trump has been nominated several times by people within the U.S. as well as politicians abroad. That's only one small step in the secretive process. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Group of Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize By Mike Corder, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo for its activism against nuclear weapons. Continue reading