Oslo (Norway) (AP): The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for fighting the oppression of women in Iran.

The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, announced the prize Friday in Oslo.

The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor (about 1 million). Winners also receive an 18-carat gold medal and diploma at the award ceremonies in December.

 

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New Delhi (PTI): A 40-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly ramming a car into a police barricade and injuring a constable in northwest Delhi's Rohini, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on December 24 in Sector 11 of Rohini where a barricade had been placed, they said.

According to police, a caller informed them that a female driver, apparently drunk, had hit a police constable with her car.

A police team rushed to the spot and found the white car that had struck the barricade.

The woman, a resident of Sector 16, Rohini, was found to be under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Constable Rohit, posted with the 1st Battalion of the Delhi Armed Police, who suffered injuries in the collision, was taken to BSA Hospital for treatment, police said.

They said the woman, who works in the private sector, was returning home from a birthday party when the incident occurred.

She was arrested, and her car was seized, they said.