This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24485566
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Malala Yousafzai among favourites for Nobel Peace Prize | Malala Yousafzai among favourites for Nobel Peace Prize |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai and a Congolese doctor who helped rape victims are among this year's Nobel Peace Prize favourites. | Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai and a Congolese doctor who helped rape victims are among this year's Nobel Peace Prize favourites. |
| The winner of the most coveted of the Nobel honours will be revealed in Oslo at 11:00 local time (0900 GMT) Friday. | |
| This year's record list of 259 nominees remains a secret, but bookmakers and pundits say Malala is a contender. | This year's record list of 259 nominees remains a secret, but bookmakers and pundits say Malala is a contender. |
| Gynaecologist Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo is also tipped but predictions are often wrong. | Gynaecologist Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo is also tipped but predictions are often wrong. |
| Chelsea Manning, the US soldier convicted of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks has also been listed as a potential nominee. | Chelsea Manning, the US soldier convicted of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks has also been listed as a potential nominee. |
| Youngest ever | Youngest ever |
| Others include Maggie Gobran, an Egyptian computer scientist who abandoned her academic career to become a Coptic Christian nun and founded the charity Stephen's Children, and Russian former mathematics professor Svetlana Gannushinka who set up the rights group Civil Assistance. | Others include Maggie Gobran, an Egyptian computer scientist who abandoned her academic career to become a Coptic Christian nun and founded the charity Stephen's Children, and Russian former mathematics professor Svetlana Gannushinka who set up the rights group Civil Assistance. |
| If she wins, Malala, 16, will claim a gold medal, 8m Swedish kronor ($1.25m; £780,000) and the title of youngest-ever Nobel laureate. | If she wins, Malala, 16, will claim a gold medal, 8m Swedish kronor ($1.25m; £780,000) and the title of youngest-ever Nobel laureate. |
| The young activist emerged as a contender after continuing her work to promote better rights for girls despite being shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan. | The young activist emerged as a contender after continuing her work to promote better rights for girls despite being shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan. |
| Malala rose to prominence in 2009 after writing a blog anonymously for the BBC Urdu service about her life under Taliban rule in Pakistan's Swat Valley. | Malala rose to prominence in 2009 after writing a blog anonymously for the BBC Urdu service about her life under Taliban rule in Pakistan's Swat Valley. |
| On Thursday she was named as the winner of the EU's Sakharov prize, a 50,000-euro ($65,000) award considered Europe's top human rights accolade. | On Thursday she was named as the winner of the EU's Sakharov prize, a 50,000-euro ($65,000) award considered Europe's top human rights accolade. |
| Bookmakers have placed Malala as 3/5 favourite on a list which includes long shots such as U2 singer Bono, Russian President Vladimir Putin and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | Bookmakers have placed Malala as 3/5 favourite on a list which includes long shots such as U2 singer Bono, Russian President Vladimir Putin and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. |
| Assassination attempts | Assassination attempts |
| Mr Mukwege, who has been listed as a possible Nobel laureate in the past, set up a hospital and foundation to help tens of thousands of women raped by militants and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Mr Mukwege, who has been listed as a possible Nobel laureate in the past, set up a hospital and foundation to help tens of thousands of women raped by militants and soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Like Malala, Mr Mukwege was also targeted by assassins a year ago. He escaped injury but temporarily sought exile in Europe. | Like Malala, Mr Mukwege was also targeted by assassins a year ago. He escaped injury but temporarily sought exile in Europe. |
| Previous Nobel peace prize laureates include anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Previous Nobel peace prize laureates include anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| In 2012 the prize was awarded to the European Union in recognition of its contribution to peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. | In 2012 the prize was awarded to the European Union in recognition of its contribution to peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. |