Topic: Oslo

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 02/28

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Backchannels The 'Palestine Papers' through Edward Said's eyes

01/24/2011 03:58 pm

Israel's Barak breaks from Labor Party, fortifying bond with Netanyahu

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak left his Labor Party to form a faction that would preserve his alliance with Prime Minister Netanyahu, throwing the political system into turmoil.
01/17/2011 01:34 pm

Hillary Clinton: Don't be suspicious of US-China relationship

Hillary Clinton spoke Friday about US-China relations ahead of a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Washington next week.
01/14/2011 02:36 pm

Haiti earthquake anniversary: the state of global disaster relief

On the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, global disaster relief is under the microscope. A $15-billion-a-year industry with 250,000 workers, the stakes are high – but from each tsunami, quake, hurricane, and drought, we learn what works and what doesn't.
01/11/2011 01:05 pm

Solar panels: China buys Norwegian unit

Solar-panels components manufacturer Elkem bought for nearly $2 billion by China National BlueStar Corp.
01/11/2011 09:13 am

Israel hotel demolition escalates fight for East Jerusalem

The Shepherd Hotel demolition is at the forefront of a Jewish effort to settle East Jerusalem that opponents charge could preclude the formation of a Palestinian state with a capital in the holy city.
01/10/2011 12:08 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 12/10

Global News Blog China airbrushing Nobel peace prize from internet. Even 'empty chair' isn't safe.

In addition to terms directly tied to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize, China's censors now block "empty chair."
12/10/2010 11:03 am

In Pictures 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

At Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, recipient Liu Xiaobo represented only by his words

Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, a jailed Chinese dissident, was honored in absentia today in Oslo, the first time in 75 years that no one was present to represent the laureate.
12/10/2010 09:33 am

US treatment of Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize angers China

China is leading a 19-nation boycott of Friday's ceremony awarding jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo the Nobel Peace Prize. It says calls to free Liu amount to meddling in its internal affairs.
12/09/2010 07:02 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 12/09

Nobel Prize committee to China: A growing world power needs to handle criticism better

Following months of Chinese pressure, 19 countries plan to boycott tomorrow's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
12/09/2010 01:13 pm

Chinese authorities silence friends of Liu Xiaobo in extensive roundup

China has gone to extraordinarily lengths to stop any of political prisoner Liu Xiaobo's friends or family from attending Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.
12/09/2010 06:56 am

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators fault US focus on settlements

Both sides, together with the US, appear to be regrouping after the Obama administration gave up on securing another settlement freeze.
12/08/2010 03:14 pm

Opinion President Obama: Call your own Nobel summit, and send China a message

Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiabao will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this Friday in absentia. As a Nobel laureate himself, President Obama must take a clear stand on China's human rights abuses. On Friday, he should host a 'freedom summit' with other Nobel laureates.
12/08/2010 11:54 am

China counters Nobel Peace Prize with Confucius Peace Prize

Miffed that jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, China is giving the 'Confucius Peace Prize' to former Taiwan vice-president Lien Chan.
12/08/2010 09:27 am

North Korea and Iran cooperated on nuclear weapon development: Defector

North Korea: Mohammad Reza Heydari, who resigned in January from his post as Iranian consul in Norway, said he's "certain" the cooperation is continuing between his home country and North Korea.
12/07/2010 04:03 pm

Editor's Blog WikiLeaks: A trivial gain, a profound loss

We know more about the world after the WikiLeaks dump. But because trust and confidentiality are essential in diplomacy, we'll soon know less.
12/05/2010 03:17 pm

How Nobel committee will mark this year's peace prize without recipient Liu Xiaobo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who is imprisoned in China, is unlikely to be released to attend this year's prize ceremony in Oslo.
11/23/2010 03:49 pm

19 countries that won't be at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

This year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10 won't only be missing its honoree, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who is under house arrest in China. The number of countries that have declined invitations to attend has risen from six to 19 in the past two months. Nobel committee members suspect that has something to do with China's "you're either with us or against us" tone urging other nations to join its boycott of the Oslo ceremony. Beijing boasted Tuesday that most countries would stay away from attending the ceremony. In fact, only the 65 countries with embassies in Norway were invited, and 44 of those had accepted, according to the Nobel Prize Committee. Who's standing with China? Here's a list. (click on the blue circle in the upper right corner of this page to move through the slides)
11/19/2010 04:10 pm