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President Juan Manuel Santos is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year-old war with FARC rebels in Colombia.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on ending the country's civil war. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Efforts by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to end five decades of war in his country are recognised with the Nobel Peace Prize. SOUNDBITE
The country that started the Arab Spring has been recognized for its mostly peaceful transition to a democracy, with the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Nathan Frandino reports.
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE