Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To European Union -- BBC
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.
The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace".
The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states.
The last organisation to be given the award outright was Medecins Sans Frontieres, which won in 1999.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Israel PM Netanyahu denies agreeing Golan pullout for peace.
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Turkey extends bill allowing raids in Iraq.
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ASIA
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EUROPE
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Russia says missile shield impasse undermines relations with NATO.
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AMERICAS
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