Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Authority, which he heads, have followed in the footsteps of Henry Kissinger by winning the 2005 Nobel peace prize. Peace is also breaking out between Britain and France: Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac met this morning and a thaw in recently frosty relations was in evidence.
Meanwhile in our World Dispatch section today, Ian Black writes about changes in the war-scarred Balkans which are being prompted by the prospect of EU membership. David Teather writes about Philadelphia's plans to bridge the digital divide and make the city more business friendly by offering a municipal high-speed wireless internet network.
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey is writing an appreciation of London's BT Tower, currently celebrating its 40th birthday, and on News blog we'll be looking at the International Tattoo Convention, taking place in London.
We've also got over-by-over cricket today: you can follow Australia v World XI in the second Super Series ODI live with Sean Ingle.
