For more than a century, the Nobel Peace Prize has been a beacon of hope and recognition, honoring those whose tireless ...

Two Nigerians, James Wuye and Muhammad Ashafa, won the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize of £50,000. Accordingly, Wuye and Ashafa, the co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre were ...

Two Nigerians, James Wuye and Muhammad Ashafa, have been named winners of the inaugural Commonwealth Peace Prize. The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre were recognised for their ...

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old Missouri man who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of a Black honor student who rang the White man's doorbell in Kansas City by mistake ...

The 86-year-old man was expected to be sentenced on March 7. Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl ...

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of making “orizuru” folded-paper cranes, a symbol of prayers for peace ...

According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office, 86-year-old Andrew Lester pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The conviction stemmed from an ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester, a man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault after he shot Ralph Yarl, an unarmed teenage boy in Kansas City in 2023, has died, according to a ...

This institution pays homage to the iconic Nobel Peace Prize, which is presented every year at Oslo City Hall, through various exhibits. Temporary collections touch on topics like the threat of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The legal proceedings concerning Andrew Lester have concluded as he died while awaiting sentencing, the Clay County prosecuting attorney shared Wednesday. Lester had been ...

Andrew Lester at a recent court appearance in Liberty, Missouri. Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl last Friday. The teen mistakenly rang Lester's ...

A hibakusha representing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient group delivered a dire and urgent warning about the risk of a nuclear weapon being used. “Any one of you could become either a ...