President Barack Obama said he’s “surprised and deeply humbled” to receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and will travel to Norway in December to accept the honor.
Obama ‘Surprised and Deeply Humbled’ by Nobel Peace Prize
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Odd facts about Nobel Prize winners
It’s Nobel Prize announcement week, and if you had Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth Blackburn, or Jack Szostak in your office pool, you’re off to a good start (the trio will share this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine).
Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghanistan Warlord
Public beheadings in Afghanistan are usually associated with the Taliban, but on Monday it was Defense Secretary Robert Gates metaphorically wielding the ax from the Pentagon platform. Gates announced that he had asked for and received the resignation of his top commander in Afghanistan, Army General David McKiernan, after McKiernan spent only 11 months in that theater
Will Wen’s visit bring North Korea back to the table?
Can Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao persuade North Korea to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program? North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Pyongyang airport Sunday, kicking off a three-day visit to the reclusive nation, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported
Analysis: Iran is winner in nuclear talks, at least for now
The United States and its partners in the P5+1 — Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — can rightfully claim progress in Thursday’s talks with Iran.
Zakaria: Moment of truth coming on Iran
President Obama called on Iran to provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency with “unfettered” access to the newly disclosed Qom uranium enrichment site, and Tehran’s nuclear negotiator said the country would cooperate with inspectors.
U.S.: Iran urged to change ways or ‘pay the price’
A recently revealed nuclear facility in Iran will be the centerpiece of talks in Switzerland among representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Iran’s Man of Mystery
At precisely the moment that Barack Obama plus the leaders of Britain and France were announcing the existence of the secret Iranian nuclear facility near Qum, a group of TIME editors were sitting down to interview Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at his New York City hotel.
Thursday meeting with Iran to test Obama ‘engagement’ policy
Thursday’s meeting between the United States and Iran may be the highest-level talks in three decades between the two countries, but the United States is cautious about predicting what might come next. The meeting is central to the Obama administration policy of international “engagement” and its attempt to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program
Obama Olympics trip carries political risks
President Obama’s decision to head to Copenhagen, Denmark, later this week to make a push to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago is not without political controversy.