U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech after he received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Rose Garden of White House in Washington on Oct. 9, 2009. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

    STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced.

    Obama was awarded the prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people," news reports from Oslo quoted the committee as saying. Full story

Obama: Nobel Peace Prize "a call for action"

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that he was surprised to learn that he won the Nobel Peace Prize of 2009, which he saw as a "call for action."

    Speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House, he said he was "both surprised and deeply humbled" to accept the award and didn't view it as a recognition of his own accomplishments. Full story