Correction: Carter receives award from Palestinian foundation

October 9th, 2009 Carter: Obama's Nobel 'bold statement' of supportWASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter says the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama is a "bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment." Carter won the peace prize himself in 2002, two decades after leaving office. In a statement, he described the Nobel committee's decision Friday as support for Obama's work toward peace and harmony in international relations.

September 21st, 2009 Carter says Israel must stop building settlementsHARRISONBURG, Virginia — Israel must stop building settlements in the Palestinian territories if peace is ever to be achieved in the Middle East, former President Jimmy Carter said Monday night as he received an award at a Virginia university for his humanitarian efforts. "As President Barack Obama has made clear, the key factor that prevents peace is the continuing building of Israeli settlements in Palestine, driven by a determined minority of Israelis who desire to occupy and colonize east Jerusalem and the West Bank," Carter said.

September 20th, 2009 Carter concerned Chavez has become authoritarianBOGOTA, Colombia — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he is disappointed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and concerned he is increasingly shifting toward an authoritarian regime.

September 4th, 2009 Portuguese award goes to Helen Keller nonprofitLISBON, Portugal — The Helen Keller International nonprofit organization has won a $1.4 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for its work in preventing blindness in the developing world, the foundation said Friday. The Champalimaud Foundation's annual Vision Award was given to the New York-based organization for its "outstanding achievements," particularly its efforts to combat vitamin A deficiency which is a leading cause of childhood blindness, the foundation said in a statement.

July 21st, 2009 Kenyan banker, Malawian group win Norwegian prizeOSLO — Norway's Yara Foundation says a Kenyan banker and a Malawian farmers' group have won its annual prize promoting former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for a green revolution in Africa.

June 14th, 2009 Carter visits West Bank settlers to 'listen'NEVE DANIEL, West Bank — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a vocal critic of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, ventured into one such settlement on Sunday and told its hardline residents that their community is among those which should be able to remain in place under a final peace deal with the Palestinians.

June 13th, 2009 Carter honored by PalestiniansRAMALLAH, West Bank — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored by the Palestinian government Saturday and pledged to support the Palestinians' campaign for independence to the end of his days.

June 11th, 2009 Carter: Mideast peace not possible without HamasDAMASCUS, Syria — Former President Jimmy Carter Thursday reiterated that there can be no peace between Israel and the Palestinians without involving the militant group Hamas. His comments came shortly before he met with the militant group's Syrian-based leader, Khaled Mashaal.

June 9th, 2009 Itinerary announced for Carter's Middle East tripATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter's latest Mideast peacemaking trip will include a visit with the father of a captive Israeli soldier and a tour of a West Bank settlement. Carter is visiting Syria, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in his effort to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

June 7th, 2009 Former president Carter makes Middle East tripATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter will visit Syria, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza this week to promote constructive dialogue on the Israeli-Arab conflict. Carter is in the region already as a representative of the nonprofit Carter Center, which works to advance peace and health worldwide.

June 7th, 2009 Former President Carter plans Gaza visit this weekATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter will visit Syria, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza this week to promote constructive dialogue on the Israeli-Arab conflict, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said Sunday. Carter, 84, is already in the region, where he joined scores of foreign observers monitoring Sunday's elections in Lebanon, expected to present an early test of President Barack Obama's efforts to forge Middle East peace.

May 1st, 2009 Clarification: Carter on South America storyBOGOTA — In an April 28 story, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was exploring bringing together the presidents of five South American countries with U.S.

May 1st, 2009 Correction: Carter on South AmericaBOGOTA — In an April 28 story, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was exploring bringing together the presidents of five South American with U.S.

February 5th, 2009 LONDON - Nick Carter, the former Backstreet Boys singer whose parents got divorced in 2003, is planning to stay away from married life. Contactmusic.com reports that Carter saw his parents fight throughout his childhood and is still traumatised by how he and his siblings were dragged into the fights.

January 31st, 2009 LONDON - Irish-British filmmaker Danny Boyle's underdog drama 'Slumdog Millionaire' has bagged the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film. The DGA is tipped as a barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director and only six times since the DGA awards began in 1948 has the winner not gone on to receive the Best Director Oscar, reports contactmusic.com.