OSLO, Norway: The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women's rights.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored (...)
STOCKHOLM — Scientists, writers and brokers of peace around the world will be holding their breaths for a potentially life-altering, $1.5 million phone call from Scandinavia next week.
Goran Hansson will dial the first one.
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NEW YORK: A method for building complex molecules has paid off by helping to fight cancer, protect crops and make electronic devices — and now it has earned its developers a Nobel Prize.
Three men — two Japanese scientists and an American (...)
PRETORIA, South Africa: Dennis Rommedahl scored one goal and set up another to lead Denmark to a 2-1 comeback win over Cameroon on Saturday, eliminating the African team from the World Cup and sending the Netherlands to the round of 16.
Cameroon (...)
POLOKWANE, South Africa: Robert Koren scored a late goal Sunday to give Slovenia a 1-0 win over 10-man Algeria and first place in Group C of the World Cup.
The Slovenian captain sent in a long-range shot that Algeria goalkeeper Fawzi Chaouchi (...)