President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace PrizeOSLO — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. US President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace PrizeOSLO — The Norwegian Nobel Committee says U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” IEA raises 2010 oil demand forecast amid signs of global economic recoveryPARIS — Faster economic growth next year, particularly in the developing world, will drive oil demand higher than previously expected, the International Energy Agency said Friday. Jacques Rogge re-elected as president of International Olympic CommitteeCOPENHAGEN — Jacques Rogge easily won re-election as president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday for a final four-year term. Norwegian broadcaster: Tsvangirai, Cordoba potential Nobel Peace Prize winnersOSLO — Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba and Chinese dissident Hu Jia are among the favorites to win the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported Friday. Iran, Afghanistan, arms control loom large as Clinton heads to Europe, Russia
Speculation ahead of Peace Prize, with activists from China, Colombia taking center stageOSLO — Activists from Colombia, Jordan and Afghanistan working to resolve armed conflicts and a Chinese dissident are at the center of speculation as contenders for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. some common, and enduring, misconceptions about the Nobel Peace PrizeAn award that generates as much interest as the Nobel Peace Prize is bound to be surrounded by myths. Geir Lundestad, secretary of the secretive committee that awards the prize, outlines for The Associated Press some of the most common misunderstandings: Myanmar’s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to meet Western diplomatsYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s junta leader allowed detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare meeting with Western diplomats Friday to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country. Columbus Day parade in Denver is on, despite e-mail hoaxDENVER — A Denver parade in honor of Christopher Columbus is on — despite a phony e-mail that circulated Thursday saying the downtown celebration was canceled for lack of funds. US and UK regulators likely to impose conditions on Ticketmaster-Live Nation mergerLOS ANGELES — Regulators in the U.K. and U.S. appear likely to impose conditions on the merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. now that British authorities came out against the deal Thursday. Dissident IRA gunmen fire volley over comrade’s coffin in Northern Ireland act of defianceDUBLIN — Three masked Irish Republican Army dissidents fired a volley of gunfire over a dead comrade’s coffin Thursday in the most public display of paramilitary defiance Northern Ireland has seen in years. French culture minister denies paying boys for sex amid calls for his resignationPARIS — France’s culture minister denied Thursday paying boys for sex, in an impassioned response to critics on the right and left demanding that he resign over a candid book recounting encounters with male prostitutes in Thailand. French culture minister denies paying underage boys for sex amid calls for his resignationPARIS — French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand has denied paying underage boys for sex and defended a book he wrote describing frequenting brothels in Thailand. French culture minister fighting calls for resignation over book detailing sex with ‘boys’PARIS — France’s culture minister is struggling to keep his job amid an uproar about a 2005 book in which he details Bangkok’s brothels and the pleasure and freedom of paying “boys” for sex. Demjanjuk attorney says he plans to try and stop trial with appeal to German high courtBERLIN — John Demjanjuk’s attorney says he plans to ask Germany’s high court to block his trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp. Speeders beware: Italian Lamborghini police car to show its stuff at Dutch showAMSTERDAM — The Dutch are about to learn how Italian police catch speeders. German high court clears way for trial of admitted Nazi hit man later this monthBERLIN — Germany’s highest court said Thursday it has declined to hear the appeal of admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere, clearing the way for his trial later this month for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II. European Central Bank, Bank of England leave key interest rates unchanged at record lowsFRANKFURT — The European Central Bank on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1 percent and indicated it wouldn’t raise it in the near future — even as bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said the worst of the recession has passed. Egypt’s chief archaeologist: Decision to cut ties with Louvre unrelated to loss in UNESCO bidCAIRO — Egypt’s decision to cut ties with the Louvre museum had nothing to do with the loss last month in the country’s bid to head the Paris-based UNESCO, the country’s chief archaeologist said Thursday. Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeSTOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism’s collapse. European Central Bank, Bank of England leave interest rates unchangedFRANKFURT — The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both left their key interest rates unchanged Thursday at record lows. British postal workers vote in favor of launching nationwide walkoutLONDON — Workers for Britain’s Royal Mail approved a nationwide strike Thursday after months of rolling regional strikes over pay and job security that have caused a massive backlog of undelivered letters and packages. Italy’s Berlusconi vows to defend himself on TV, in court after immunity law overturnedROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he will go on TV and appear in courtrooms to prove that corruption and tax fraud charges in two trials against him are false. Bank of England holds key rate at 0.5 pct; no move on expanding money supplyLONDON — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the record low of 0.5 percent Thursday and held off from any further moves to expand the money supply — for now. Andrew Lloyd Weber making ‘Phantom’ sequel moved to new locale _Coney IslandLONDON — Andrew Lloyd Weber has announced a sequel to his massively successful “Phantom of the Opera” that will be set at Coney Island. UK competition watchdog opposes Ticketmaster-Live Nation mergerLOS ANGELES — The proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticket-selling giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. suffered a blow Thursday when British regulators said they would oppose the deal because it would stifle competition. British postal workers deciding whether to launch nationwide walkoutLONDON — Britain’s postal workers were deciding Thursday whether to launch a nationwide strike amid disputes over how to best modernize the mail service. Upbeat Alcoa gives world markets a boost ahead of European interest rate decisions
Taliban claim responsibility for attack in Afghan capital, say target was Indian EmbassyTaliban claim Afghan bomb, say embassy was target KABUL — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday’s suicide car bomb in the Afghan capital, saying their target was the Indian Embassy. |
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