Al-Jazeera among Nobel nominees
Television news channel Al-Jazeera has been nominated for a Nobel peace prize.
A list of 231 nominees has been published which also includes former US president Bill Clinton, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the EU and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning.
The Nobel institute said the long list includes the 'usual nominees', some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the world.
Thousands of people are eligible to submit nominations, including members of governments worldwide, university professors, past laureates and members of several international institutes.
The winner will be announced in October.
