LONDON (CNN)-- Did President Obama land a Nobel peace prize at such an early stage of his presidency simply because he's not George W. Bush? Diplomatic circles are certainly not dismissing such a ...

There are concerns over whether it is appropriate to award the prize, amid a record increase in global spending due to deepening issues.

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Yes he can win the Nobel Peace Prize. Even on the same day that President Obama met with his war council yet again to consider sending up to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

President and author Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” A read or re ...

The achievements of all previous winners have been diminished. PARIS, Oct 10, (AFP) - Citizens and world leaders urged US President Barack Obama to seize on his surprise Nobel Peace Prize win Friday ...

The scrutiny can get intense for high-profile awards, such as in 2009, when President Barack Obama won the peace prize less than a year after taking office. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is an ...

I am still trying to figure out why the Nobel Committee gave Barack Obama its annual peace prize. As far as it appears, the award was based on the fact that the U.S. President is a good-natured fellow ...

Nobel Prize season is upon us. Every October, committees in Sweden and Norway name laureates in a variety of prizes related ...

For the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize - the winner of which has not yet ... Jimmy Carter in 2002 and Barack Obama in 2009. Mr Obama's nomination - after just months on the job - was met with criticism ...

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US President Barack Obama congratulated Tunisian civil society groups who helped secure a democratic transition on their Nobel Peace Prize win Friday, calling it a tribute to the nation's courage.

Other previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Aung San Suu Kyi and the United Nations. Unlike the other Nobel prizes that are selected and announced in Stockholm, ...