Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 – Thaindian.com
Oslo (Norway), Oct.9 (ANI): United States President Barack Obama has been surprisingly given the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 for his extraordinary efforts in strengthening international diplomacy and for taking landmark initiatives to create a nuclear

Fort Bliss urges soldiers to give back – El Paso Times
FORT BLISS — As soldiers arrive to form a new infantry squadron here, the unit already is creating a volunteer organization that will support family members when they deploy. Other volunteers on post give their time coaching children in after-school

US pot growers cut into Mexican traffickers’ profits – Record Searchlight
ARCATA – Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement

AfDB – Ongoing Review of the Independent Review Mechanism – AllAfrica.com
The AfDB’s Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) has been effective since mid-2006. The purpose of the IRM is to respond to complaints by people and communities who allege they are or likely to be adversely affected by projects financed by the AfDB