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China's Liu Xiaobo among the top contenders for Peace Prize
08/10/2010 - NOBEL PRIZE

China's Liu Xiaobo among the top contenders for Peace Prize

Jailed Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo is one of the leading candidates to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, a Burmese radio station and an Afghan rights activist are among the top contenders.
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Mario Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel Prize
07/10/2010 - CULTURE

Mario Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel Prize

The Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has surprised us all by taking the biggest honour in books. A titan of South American literature, whose political ambitions saw him run for president in his native Peru, won the Nobel prize for literature at the age of 74. Eve Jackson asks our France 24 book critic, Augustin Trapenard what he makes of the new Nobel laureate.
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel
07/10/2010 - NOBEL PRIZE

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, 74, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, the Swedish Academy announced.
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Chemistry Nobel for 2010 awarded to Japanese-American trio
06/10/2010 - NOBEL PRIZE

Chemistry Nobel for 2010 awarded to Japanese-American trio

Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki have won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry for advances that the jury of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said will allow for the development of new medicines and complex synthetic materials.
Carbon breakthrough earns Nobel Prize for physics
05/10/2010 - NOBEL PRIZES

Carbon breakthrough earns Nobel Prize for physics

The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Manchester-based scientists Andre Geim (pictured) and Konstantin Novoselov for their experiments with graphene, a flake of carbon expected to play a large role in electronics.
British fertility scientist wins Nobel Prize for medicine
04/10/2010 - NOBEL PRIZES

British fertility scientist wins Nobel Prize for medicine

British physiologist Roberts Edwards, considered the father of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for medicine.
Nobel Prize season opens in Stockholm
04/10/2010 - SWEDEN

Nobel Prize season opens in Stockholm

This year’s Nobel Prize season kicks off with the announcement of the medicine award on Monday. The eagerly awaited literature prize and peace prize – controversially awarded to US President Barack Obama last year – will be announced on Friday.
Nobel Physics laureate Georges Charpak dies at 86
30/09/2010 - OBITUARY

Nobel Physics laureate Georges Charpak dies at 86

Nobel Physics laureate Georges Charpak died on Thursday at age 86. A naturalised French citizen, Polish-born Charpak was a former World War Two resistance fighter and an advocate of nuclear disarmament.
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu to retire from public eye
22/07/2010 - SOUTH AFRICA

Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu to retire from public eye

Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he is to withdraw from public life this year when he turns 79, in order to spend more time with his family. Tutu was a leading figure in South Africa's struggle against apartheid.
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Authorities slam West as crackdown on opposition continues
30/12/2009 - IRAN

Authorities slam West as crackdown on opposition continues

Iranian authorities continued arresting opposition members on Tuesday, as hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed Western governments for supporting anti-government protests since Sunday in which at least eight people have died.
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