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Saturday, 10 October 2009

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President Barack Obama speaks about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, 09 Oct 2009 Obama: Surprised, Humbled by Nobel Peace Prize Win Audio Clip Available Video clip available
US president tells reporters he does not view it as recognition of his own accomplishments, but rather recognition of goals he has set of US and the world


Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, at podium left, in Oslo, announces US President Barack Obama won 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Worldwide Surprise Greets Obama Peace Prize Announcement Video clip available
Choice of President Barack Obama came as shock in Oslo, Norway where announcement was made


Esmet Abel Meguid (file photo) Arab Reaction Overwhelmingly Positive to Obama Nobel Prize Audio Clip Available
Former Arab League Secretary-General Esmet Abdel Meguid says Mr. Obama's award appears to be positive development for peace in Middle East


President Obama at the White House, 2 Jul 2009 Muted, Mixed Reaction in Asia to Obama Nobel Peace Prize Audio Clip Available
US president is particularly well-liked in Indonesia where he spent part of his childhood


President  Obama (file photo) Afghanistan, Pakistan Congratulate Obama on Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Committee's announcement comes as US president considers whether to send more troops to Afghanistan


People rush to the site of a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, 09 Oct 2009 Bomb Blasts NW Pakistan Market, Kills 49
Blast occurred in crowded Khyber Bazaar area near provincial legislative assembly building


Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (2008 file) Burmese Democracy Leader Meets Western Diplomats Audio Clip Available
Burma's military-ruled government gave Aung San Suu Kyi permission to meet with diplomats from the United States, Britain and Australia


Debbie Stothardt South East Asian Rights Groups Call for Better Dialogue With ASEAN Leaders
Call made ahead of regional bloc summit to be held in Thailand later this month


Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) before summit at presidential Blue House in Seoul, 09 Oct 2009 Japan, South Korea Say No Aid for North Without Action on Nuclear Issue
At summit meeting, Japan's new prime minister and South Korea's president maintain firm joint position on North Korea


Guinean police arrest a protester on 28 Sep 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta Youth Organizations in Guinea Set to Launch Hunger Strike
After last week's massacre of dozens of Guineans by government security forces, youth organizations decide to band together to non-violently address brutality


President Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr. (undated photo) Kenyans Express Joy, Urgency, at President Obama's Nobel Peace Award
Mr. Obama's father, Barack Obama, Sr. was born in Kenya


Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its rocket's upper stage NASA Crashes Rocket Into Moon's Surface
Move is attempt to find water in debris produced by impact