Fri. 09 Oct 2009 0910 UTC
Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
White House says US president is 'humbled' to receive award
Barack Obama Makes History Again with Nobel Peace Prize
Award comes just 11 months after former senator from Illinois became first African-American to be elected president of the United States
Arab Reaction Overwhelmingly Positive to Obama Nobel Prize 
Former Egyptian Foreign Minister, Arab League Secretary-General Esmet Abdel Meguid says Mr. Obama's award appears to be positive development for peace in region
Muted, Mixed Reaction in Asia to Obama Nobel Peace Prize
US president is particularly well-liked in Indonesia where he spent part of his childhood
Obama Peace Prize Win Draws Mixed Reaction
Some say decision is premature for leader less than a year into his first term and with no definitive progress in sight on range of foreign policy fronts
US President Barack Obama says he is "humbled" to win the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for his "extraordinary efforts" to promote diplomacy and nuclear disarmament.
Peace prize announcement| The Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, demands an exemption from a key EU charter before he will sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty.  | | France arrests a researcher at Europe's top particle physics lab who is suspected of links to al-Qaeda, officials say. |
Editorial: Halfway to a Handshake |
| Aung San Suu Kyi has reached out to the Burmese junta to help end sanctions. Will the generals do the same? |
Suu Kyi Discusses Sanctions with Diplomats |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| NLD leader Suu Kyi asks Western diplomats to clarify their positions on the aims of their economic sanctions. |
Registration of Illegal Migrant Children Proposed |
| By LAWI WENG |
| The Thai Cabinet will consider offering illegal migrant children legal registration, which would provide them with security, healthcare and education rights. |
Crackdown Underway on Illegal Businesses in Rangoon |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Police crack down on illegal businesses in Rangoon, following the ouster of the former Rangoon Division police chief. |
Another Torture Victim Flees Burma |
| By MIN LWIN |
| An activist speaks to The Irrawaddy from a Thai border town, where he fled after being released following interrogation in Rangoon. |
President Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| By KARL RITTER AND MATT MOORE |
| President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. |
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