Mitchell to broker peace at troubled Disney

FORMER US senator George Mitchell, who helped broker peace in the North, has been chosen to oversee the strife-torn Walt Disney Co as its chairman.

Mr Mitchell, 70, was elected chairman yesterday hours after a stormy shareholder meeting, taking on the role which was stripped from chief executive Michael Eisner.

Mr Mitchell garnered widespread praise and a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for his work in brokering peace talks in the North that culminated in 1998's Good Friday Agreement.