Anti-nuclear campaign NGO wins Nobel Peace Prize amid N. Korea threat

An international group that campaigns to eliminate nuclear weapons won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, warning the world about the growing risks of nuclear weapons amid escalating threats from North Korea.The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, was recognized "for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons," the committee said.The award to the Geneva-based nongovernmental organi…READ FULL ARTICLE