Carter gets peace prize in rebuke to Bush

FORMER US President Jimmy Carter has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace mediation efforts and promotion of human rights.

The Norwegian awards committee said its choice was a criticism of current US policy and "a kick in the leg" to those following the same path.

The 78-year-old Carter was honoured for "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development".