Geir Lundestad

An unusual war of words is tarnishing the staid Nobel Peace Prize committee just before its main task next week - picking a 2015 winner from candidates such as Pope Francis, Colombian peace negotiators or those helping Syrian refugees.

A total of 231 nominees are up for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the Nobel Institute said Monday, with Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the EU and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning known to be on the list. "As always, there are the usual 'nominees' and some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the w...

An unusual war of words is tarnishing the staid Nobel Peace Prize committee just before its main task next week - picking a 2015 winner from candidates such as Pope Francis, Colombian peace negotiators or those helping Syrian refugees.

A total of 231 nominees are up for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the Nobel Institute said Monday, with Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the EU and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning known to be on the list. "As always, there are the usual 'nominees' and some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the w...