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Nobel laureates stories: 8 news summaries

 Nobel Jury: 
 Obama Is 
 the Right 
 Choice 

One says of critics: 'Where do these people come from?'

Oct 13, 09 12:58 PM CDT
(AP) - The Nobel panel that gave the peace prize to President Obama is strongly defending its choice amid widespread criticism. "We simply disagree that he has done nothing," said chairman Thorbjoern Jagland. Another of the five panelists said of critics: "Where do these people come from?" The four... More »

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UPDATED

 Obama: I'm 'Surprised and 
 Deeply Humbled' by Nobel 

President will accept the honor as a 'call to action'

Oct 9, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(AP) - A beaming President Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize but isn't sure he's done enough to earn it. Appearing in the Rose Garden today, Obama acknowledged he was "both surprised and deeply humbled" to win the award. He said he does not "view it... More »

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(AP) - Kim Dae-jung, the former South Korean president who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation efforts with the North, died today at age 85. He had been hospitalized with pneumonia since last month. As a pro-democracy opposition lawmaker, Kim built a reputation as a passionate champion of human rights... More »

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 Protesters Worldwide 
 Mark Suu Kyi's Birthday 

Burmese activist remains on trial

Jun 19, 09 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Activists worldwide are marking the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy activist who remains on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. The EU today called for her "unconditional release," and a group of celebrities ranging from Salman Rushdie to Julia Roberts... More »

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 Burma Will 
 Allow Diplomats 
 to Visit Suu Kyi 

Dictatorship also opens trial to media after global outcry

May 20, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's ruling junta will take the unusual step of allowing diplomats to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader currently on trial, reports CNN. Officials from Russia, Singapore, and Thailand are expected to meet Suu Kyi later today. On the third day of the trial, the government allowed... More »

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Desmond Tutu • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Rangoon • Yangon • Nobel laureates • John Yettaw

Appreciation

Above All, Pinter Was Remarkable, Loyal Friend

Playwright lives on in his plays, already considered modern classics

Dec 25, 08 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - He didn’t always like the plays of Harold Pinter, who died yesterday at 78, but Guardian theater critic Michael Billington says he’s sure they “will endure wind and weather, because he understood the insecurity of human life.” Billington, also Pinter’s biographer, remembers the “poet’... More »

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OBITUARY

 Theater Giant 
 Harold Pinter 
 Dead at 78 

Outspoken playwright was awarded Nobel in 2005

Dec 25, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Harold Pinter, one of the foremost playwrights of the 20th century, has died of cancer at the age of 78. He began his career as a poet before writing such classic plays as The Caretaker and The Homecoming, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2005. His widow, Antonia Fraser,... More »

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China Warns of Sanctions for Sarkozy-Dalai Lama Meeting

Dalai Lama criticism of China's lack of 'moral authority' sparks Beijing fury

Dec 5, 08 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - China is making noises about possible trade sanctions against France to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet tomorrow with the Dalai Lama in Poland, reports the Times of London. Such a meeting threatens the "long-term development of ties" with France, warned a Chinese official. China has already pulled... More »

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