Fischer-Dieskau awarded Polar Music Prize
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm announced the winners, who each receive one million Swedish Crowns (approximately 110,000), in Stockholm yesterday.
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Two Israelis and an American won the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for helping to understand how the human body gives the "kiss of death" to rogue proteins to defend itself from diseases like cancer.
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STOCKHOLM, Sep 28 (IPS) - Chico Whitaker Ferreira, a driving force behind the  creation of the World Social Forum was announced winner of an  'alternative' Nobel Prize in Stockholm Thursday.
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Two Israelis and an American won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for showing how cells can give a "kiss of death" to destroy unwanted proteins, a finding that could help scientists find new medicines for cancer and other diseases. The award marks the first time an Israeli has won a Nobel science prize.
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Scottish alternative rock act Franz Ferdinand has won Britain&#39;s coveted Mercury Prize for its eponymous debut album. The annual music-industry award, recognizing the UK
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LONDON - Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, whose debut album has been hailed by critics as a masterpiece of pop, won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.    The Glasgow-based quartet were the favorites among the 12-strong shortlist to take home the award for their self-titled album...
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Hungarian-born Israeli Avram Hershko, co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize for chemistry, on Friday received one of Hungary's highest distinctions in recognition of his scientific achievements.
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Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a classic victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be able to make the move from his detention in Japan.
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Estonian composer Arvo Part won the 2008 Sonning Music Prize, Denmark's top music award, for works that are 'rich in spiritual overtones,' the prize committee said Tuesday.Comment
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Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their exploration of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.
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Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died in Iceland aged 64.
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Austrian writer and poet Elfriede Jelinek won the 2004 Nobel Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy announced.
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Austrian novelist and playwright  Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on  Thursday, the Swedish Academy said.
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Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has  been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a classic  victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be able to  make the move from his detention in Japan.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards ends this week with the announcement of the 2004 Nobel Prize winners.    The first announcement comes Monday with the physiology or medicine prize, followed by a week of announcements of winners for physics, chemistry, economics, peace and possibly literature...
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Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their explanation of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.
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Austria&#39;s Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for novels and plays that starkly depict violence against women, explore sexuality and condemn far-right politics in Europe.