The commemorative prize goes annually to a woman or group who has, through their writing or campaigning, raised awareness of violence against women and children.
8 October, 2004 - 01:00
1 October, 2004 - 01:00
The European Union is considering UK ideas to set up "transit camps" for asylum seekers in countries outside the bloc, possibly in North Africa.
1 October, 2004 - 01:00
Google's recently launched news service in China doesn't display results from websites blocked by that country's authorities, leading to accusations of Google cooperation with Chinese censorship.
1 October, 2004 - 01:00
Scientific tests on a range of traditional remedies have shown they have "real benefits", say researchers from King's College, London.
1 October, 2004 - 01:00
UK tourists are now to be photographed and fingerprinted on arrival in the US.
24 September, 2004 - 01:00
A German computer security firm has defended its decision to hire the self-confessed teenage author of the Sasser and Netsky worms.
24 September, 2004 - 01:00
Christian Aid warns that unless these underlying problems are tackled in Haiti, tropical storms and hurricanes will continue to have a devastating effect.
24 September, 2004 - 01:00
Fresh fighting in Somalia cast a shadow over an anti-war rally by the country's top politicians on Tuesday 21 September, the UN International Day of Peace.
24 September, 2004 - 01:00
The UN high commissioner for refugees says Sudan's government should grant more autonomy to the Darfur region in a bid to end continuing violence there.
24 September, 2004 - 01:00
The international team of cyclists who left London on 14 August have reached Palestine - they will arrive in Jerusalem on 28 September, the end of their epic journey promoting peace in the Middle East.