Carter receives Nobel Prize

SAYING that war is always evil, former US President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday and urged the world to accept UN leadership in tackling challenges from the Middle East to global poverty.

Mr Carter, calling himself a "citizen of a troubled world", also made veiled criticisms of US President George W Bush for opposing UN-led schemes to protect the environment or to create an international criminal court.

"Global challenges must be met with an emphasis on peace, in harmony with others, with strong alliances and international consensus," Mr Carter told a ceremony in Oslo City Hall after collecting a Nobel gold medal and diploma to a standing ovation.