Nobel Peace Prize goes to women's rights activists (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111007/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nobel_peace_prize"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111007/capt.a0e63eff33df4385b5129ada54cd08c4-ffcc2336bf29450c8d0b0e73b81e8f61-0.jpg?x=130&y=46&q=85&sig=8H_Pubx5Uk49ym1WFPODDw--" align="left" height="46" width="130" alt="Africa's first democratically elected female president, a Liberian peace activist and a woman who stood up to Yemen's authoritarian regime won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 7, 2011 for their work to secure women's rights, which the prize committee described as fundamental to advancing world peace. Seen in this combo from left: Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three champions of women's rights in Africa and the Middle East on Friday in an attempt to bolster the role of women in struggles to bring democracy to nations suffering from autocratic rule and civil strife.</p><br clear="all"/>

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