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Peace prize winner urges Mideast talks

Peace prize winner urges Mideast talks

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Martti Ahtisaari of Finland, says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should concentrate on the Middle East.

Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his mediation in hot spots around the world, the Nobel Foundation announced.

East Timor president wounded

DILI, Timor-Leste, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Jose Ramos-Horta, the Nobel Prize-winning leader of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, reportedly was shot in the stomach in an attack at his house Monday.

Tutu awarded Gandhi Peace Prize

NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won India's highest international honor, the Gandhi Peace Prize. The award was conferred on the Nobel Prize laureate by Indian President Abdul Kalam Friday at a New Delhi ceremony.

East Timor wants Australian troops to stay

SYDNEY, July 11 (UPI) -- Timor-Leste Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta says he wants Australian troops to stay in his country at least until the end of the year.

New prime minister in East Timor

DILI, Timor-Leste, July 9 (UPI) -- Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as prime minister of Timor-Leste.

Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 11 (UPI) --
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Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
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