Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to US scientist Claudia Goldin

Indonesians pray at mass grave for 2004 tsunami victims in Banda Aceh

Indonesians pray for those who lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at a mass grave in Banda Aceh on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. More than 220,000 people across Asia died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst natural disasters. IMAGES

Nobel Peace Prize recognises 'importance of grassroots organisations' says UN

The Nobel Peace Prize is a "recognition of the importance of grassroots organisations," says Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, as the prize has been awarded to the anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo. The Japanese organisation, founded in 1956, is a movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha. Shamdasani adds in Geneva that the award also recognises "survivors of horrific violations for their tireless and persistent work". SOUNDBITE

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