Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

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This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been won by peace negotiator Martti Ahtisaari, the Nobel Foundation has announced in Norway's capital, Oslo. Finland's ex-president has been a UN mediator on Kosovo, helped end the conflict in Indonesia's Aceh province and aided Namibia's independence. Mr Ahtisaari told Norwegian broadcaster NRK he was "very pleased and grateful" to receive the award. The laureate wins a gold medal, diploma and 10m Swedish kronor ($1.4m). The winners were chosen by a secretive five-member Norwegian awards committee from 197 nominations this year.  more  Profile: Martti Ahtisaari