Ecuador nominates Lenin for Nobel Prize
February 4th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A namesake of Vladimir Lenin, the late Russian communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ... Read more...
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Nobel laureate denounces impunity for crimes against women
January 24th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams denounced in Mexico the impunity that prevails for crimes against women in this country and the lack of political ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama gets Mahatma Gandhi peace prize
January 4th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 4 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday received the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize from the father of the nation's granddaughter Ela Gandhi in ... Read more...
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China warns US against interfering in internal affairs
December 13th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 13 (IANS) China Tuesday told the US to stop interfering in its internal affairs under the pretext of human rights issues.China is willing to engage in dialogues with ... Read more...
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Respect human rights, Tibetan exiles ask China
December 10th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 10 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile here Saturday asked China to respect the fundamental human rights of the Tibetan people, stop repressive policies and resolve the Tibetan issue through ... Read more...
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Three women activists receive Nobel Peace Prize
December 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three women rights activists from Africa and the Arab world received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo Saturday.Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to speak on human rights in Asia
December 10th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 10 (IANS) The Dalai Lama will be among those who will speak on human rights in Asia in Prague Sunday, a Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) official said ... Read more...
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Abdul Sattar Edhi: the salve on Pakistan’s wounds
December 4th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) In conflict-hit Pakistan, his men are amongst the first to reach when terror strikes or when disaster does. Abdul Sattar Edhi, 83, who has ... Read more...
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Punjab before elections; Nobel rhetoric sans substance (Punjab Newsletter)
December 4th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) Imagine Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the august company of the likes of Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi ... Read more...
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Have gone through turbulence all my life: Dalai Lama
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday said he has gone through turbulence all his life."At 16, I lost my freedom, at 24, I was ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to speak of happiness at Penguin Lecture
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Happiness and the art of being happy will be the focus of the fifth edition of the annual Penguin Lecture when the Tibetan Buddhist leader, ... Read more...
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Find reincarnations of Mao, Deng: Dalai Lama
October 30th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 30 (IANS) Taking a jibe at the Chinese government, the Dalai Lama has said that instead of questioning Tibetan traditions, it should think of finding reincarnations of ... Read more...
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Bio-technology the only way to combat world hunger: Experts
October 20th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Oct 20 (IANS) Bio-technology needs to be adopted more widely to combat the spectre of global hunger, said agriculturists from all over the world, policy experts, senior US officials ... Read more...
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Rights activist Cornel West arrested
October 17th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rights activist and critic Dr. Cornel West has been arrested. He was standing in front of the US Supreme Court where a memorial for Dr. Martin ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners
October 9th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 9 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Sunday congratulated the three winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman ... Read more...
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Step forward Pakistani women, exhorts daily
October 9th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Pakistani women should "step forward and prove themselves in life" by taking a cue from the three women who share this year's Nobel Peace Prize, said ... Read more...
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UN chief praises women’s role in advancing peace
October 8th, 2011 - 3:01 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday praised women's role in advancing peace after this year's Nobel Peace Prize were awarded to three women."With this decision, the ... Read more...
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UN officials congratulate Nobel Peace Prize winners
October 8th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 7 (IANS) Several UN officials issued statements here Friday congratulating three newly-minted Nobel laureates -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman -- on winning the ... Read more...
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South Africa found it inconvenient to grant visa: Dalai Lama (Lead)
October 7th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday said he called off his South Africa trip as it was "inconvenient" for the government there to grant him ... Read more...
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Nobel Peace Prize 2011 awarded to three women
October 7th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oslo, Oct 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Yemeni rights’ activist ... Read more...
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Three women share Nobel Peace Prize
October 7th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, Oct 7 (IANS) The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly Friday to three women -- Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, African activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Tawakkul Karman ... Read more...
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Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf, activists awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 7th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by BNO News
OSLO (BNO NEWS) -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was among three women who were awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work to improve women's rights.
The announcement was ... Read more...
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Non-violence key to international relations: Dalai Lama
October 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 2 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Sunday has said that "non-violence continues to be important in our day-to-day lives as well as in international relations".Noting that ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama mourns demise of Maathai
September 27th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 27 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday mourned the death of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai."She lived a full and meaningful life and will be respectfully remembered ... Read more...
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Nobel laureate Maathai’s death mourned
September 26th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi (Nigeria), Sep 26 (IANS) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Monday mourned the death of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, who died of cancer here Sunday night.Maathai was awarded the ... Read more...
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Will South Africa grant visa to Dalai Lama?
September 18th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 18 (IANS) The Dalai Lama, who was two years back refused a visa to South Africa for a peace conference, is now waiting to be cleared for a ... Read more...
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Putin, Merkel, Gates nominated for Chinese peace prize
September 18th, 2011 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have been nominated for the Confucius Peace Prize, China's equivalent to ... Read more...
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Argentine players visit Mother House, Messi skips
September 4th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Six Argentine players including Jonas Gutierrez and Diego Mradona's son-in-law Sergio Aguero paid a visit to Mother House, global headquarters of Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama a symbol of peace: Dhumal
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 2 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is a symbol of peace, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Friday."His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a ... Read more...
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Tibetans are close to Norwegians: Dalai Lama
July 24th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 24 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama condoled the deaths of over 90 people in Norway, saying the Tibetans have a "close connection" with Norwegians.The Dalai Lama ... Read more...
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India invites Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government has invited Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit India.The invitation was extended to Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, ... Read more...
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South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday
July 18th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday celebrated his 93rd birthday in his home village in South Africa, where millions of children joined the celebration ... Read more...
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UAE to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day
July 12th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 12 (IANS/WAM) The South African embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) opened celebrations Tuesday to mark the ... Read more...
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Prayers, sapling plantations mark Dalai Lama’s birthday
July 6th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Mass prayers, sapling plantation and cultural shows were held here Wednesday to mark the 76th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.Tibetans gathered in ... Read more...
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Exiles celebrate Dalai Lama’s birthday (Lead)
July 6th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Tibetans living in exile in this Himachal Pradesh town celebrated the 76th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday.The Nobel Peace Prize winner, ... Read more...
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