OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari...
FORMER PRESIDENT of Finland Marrti Ahtisaari has said he is "very pleased and thankful" for being awarded this year's Nobel Peace Price, after 30 years helping to end conflicts from Kosovo to Indonesia - and even Northern...
Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president and United Nations envoy, has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in international conflicts.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had chosen Mr Ahtisaari, 71, for...
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Martti Ahtisaari served as president of Finland for six years.
Over the past 20 years, the Nobel statement said, Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving serious and long-lasting conflicts in Namibia, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq - among...
"No one better than he could win the Nobel Peace Prize," former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the award, according to wire reports. "He is the only man I know who has made peace on three continents -- Africa, Asia and Europe -- and I...
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