Nobel Prize

Nobel Foundation says two literature prizes to be awarded this year

The Swedish Academy will be allowed to award the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prize for literature this year after a sex scandal forced a postponement of last year's prize.

Americans Nordhaus, Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

William Nordhaus, of Yale University, and Paul Romer, , of New York University's Stern School of Business, were praised for bringing the world closer to achieving sustained and sustainable global economic growth.

Cancer researchers win medicine Nobel Prize

Immunologists James Allison and Tasuku Honjo have won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for revolutionising cancer treatment.

Jean-Claude Arnault in Nobel scandal gets two years for rape

Arnault, a major cultural figure in Sweden, faced two counts of rape of a woman seven years ago, in a scandal that rocked the prestigious Nobel Prize academy with seven members either being forced to leave or quitting.

V S Naipaul, Nobel winner and 'a literary circumnavigator,' dies at 85

Trinidad-born British author and Nobel laureate whose celebrated writing and provocative personality drew admiration and revulsion in equal measures, died at his London home, his family says.

Anti-nuke Nobel winner group offers to pay for Kim-Trump summit

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says it's ready to fund the summit between North Korea's Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Singapore, after reports suggested the North may have trouble bearing the cost of Kim's stay.

Nobel literature prize postponed over sexual abuse scandal

The Swedish Academy announced its decision to delay the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature to deal with allegations of sexual abuse and harassment that have rocked the secretive institution. Allegations of leaked winners have only added to the pain.

Swedish king to amend rules of Nobel-awarding Academy after scandal

The decision comes after row within the secretive committee that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature over sexual harassment allegations prompting a rare intervention in public life by King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Malala Yousafzai working on book about refugees

Nobel winner's book "We Are Displaced" will combine her own experiences with accounts she has heard while visiting refugee camps.

Three US-born scientists win 2017 Nobel Medicine Prize

Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes awarded each year. This year, the prize went to three American scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young for their discoveries about the body's daily rhythms.

Bob Dylan finally picks up his Nobel literature prize

The American musician declined to attend the official ceremony. He collected his prize in a private event in Sweden's capital, Stockholm.

Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

"The greatest living poet" is the first musician to be awarded the prize.