Former US president, humanitarian Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Former US president, humanitarian Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a global humanitarian, passed away on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. His son, Chip Carter, confirmed the news, saying the former president died peacefully in the afternoon, reports AJC. Carter, the longest-living U.S....

Dozens of Nobel laureates oppose RFK Jr. as Trump's health secretary
Dozens of Nobel laureates oppose RFK Jr. as Trump's health secretary

Seventy-seven Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trumps choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing his lack of credentials and anti-vaccine beliefs, reports AFP. In view...

Japan's A-bomb survivors: from discrimination to a Nobel
Japan's A-bomb survivors: from discrimination to a Nobel

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced. After the 1945 US bombings of Hiroshima and...

Temporary release of Iran Nobel winner Mohammadi 'inadequate'
Temporary release of Iran Nobel winner Mohammadi 'inadequate'

The temporary release from prison in Tehran for three weeks on medical grounds of Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi is inadequate, her family and supporters said, urging her unconditional release. A 21-day suspension of Narges Mohammadis sentence is inadequate. We demand Narges...