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ByDanicaKirka The Associated Press OSLO, NORWAY The Paki- stani teenager stood on the stage of Oslo City Hall as the youngest Nobel Peace laureate, smiling as she lis- tened to the thunderous ovation. Now, everybody knows: She is Malala. Shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago for speaking out on educa- tion, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday beamed as she received the Nobel Peace Prize and taught a lesson in courage. "I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up," Malala said. And with that, Ma- lala proved that teenagers could tell the elders a thing or two. Anyone who hadn't read her memoir, "I am Ma- lala," was about to get an education. She adjusted her coral pink headscarf and made no effort to hide any scars that might remain from the attack. She thanked her parents for unconditional love and then humbly sug- gested that she was some- how not all that special — just a girl who fights with her brothers who wanted to learn above all else. "As far as I know, I am just a committed and even stubborn person who wants to see every child getting quality education, who wants to see women hav- ing equal rights and who wants peace in every corner of the world," she said. "Ed- ucation is one of the bless- ings of life, and one of its necessities." Malala shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi of India. Both have cam- paigned for the rights of children and young people, particularly education. The two laureates bonded immediately. They share a hard-won understanding among those activists who have suffered much, but there is also warmth and commitment to the future. Satyarthi looked on approv- ingly as she spoke, and has volunteered to be her sec- ond father. But in so many ways, it was Malala's moment. Even an asylum seeker from Mex- ico rushing on stage left her unperturbed. She has used her time in the spotlight to offer hope that her prize will in- spire young girls all over the world to fight for their rights — and to step for- ward to lead. In an interview with The Associated Press, she played on theme of a global sister- hood of sorts, with women gathering the strength to fight for education, the key to a future. Malala herself often has expressed her wish to lead — setting sights on one day becoming Pakistani prime minister and following in the steps of the late Bena- zir Bhutto. And it was in talking about Pakistan that she melted — if but a bit. It was as if all the excitement about the Nobels, all the in- terviews, all the banquets — all of it — just faded for a moment as she described her pride in being Pakistani and what the award would mean for people back home. "There was a time this re- gion of the world was called a terrorist place, and many people get scared of it. No one even tried to say the name of this country," she told the AP. "So I am really proud to tell people that the people of Pakistan are peaceful, they have har- mony, they love each other, they believe in brotherhood. "But there are some ex- tremist-minded people who misuse the name of Islam and who give a bad name of our country," she said. "But that's not true. Many people are standing up for children's rights, wom- an's rights and for human rights." In her hometown of Min- gora, Pakistan, roughly 200 people gathered at the Kh- pal Kore Model High School in the Swat Valley where a large screen had been set up to show the ceremony. "We feel honored today," said 17-year-old Naveed Ali, who was delighted to see a fellow student and home- town girl win such a big prize. But not everyone was thrilled. Some in Pakistan feel she has become a tool of the West and question whether her shooting was staged or made up to make her a hero. Naveed Ahsan, 25, a uni- versity student in Islam- abad, said Malala was se- lected for the Nobel prize by those who wanted to use her to "create hate against the Taliban." The persistence of such divisions make Malala's ex- ample that much more po- tent. Sarah Cardey, a lecturer in international develop- ment at the University of Reading in Britain, said Malala stands for the in- domitable courage of the human spirit. "Her quiet example will achieve more than 1,000 drone strikes in efforts to defeat the Taliban," she said. Malala herself left a me- mento behind in Oslo to show she hasn't forgot- ten how she got there: the bloodied school uniform she was wearing the day she was shot. It will form part of the Nobel Peace Center exhibition opening Thurs- day. It's a stark reminder of how the world came to know Malala, of the time a Taliban gunman climbed into the back of a small pick-up truck used to trans- port Swat Valley children home from school. "Who is Malala?" he shouted. She attempts to answer that in her book, writ- ten with British journalist Christina Lamb. She under- stands she's known as the girl shot by the Taliban, the girl who survived. But she's other things too. And she is just 17. "I'm pretty certain I'm also the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who still fights with her younger brothers," she said as her family burst into grins. "I want there to be peace everywhere, but my brothers and I are still working on that." YOUNGEST LAUREATE Malala'smoment:Nobelwinnerspeaksout SCANPI—CORNELIUSPOPPE Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan holds up her medal Wednesday during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. By Elaine Ganley and Lionel Cironneau The Associated Press MONACO For the first time since Monaco was founded in the 13th century, its royal family gave birth to twins on Wednesday, and dozens of cannons were fired to cel- ebrate. Monaco's Princess Char- lene had a girl first and a boy second, but the boy will be the principality's future ruler, reflecting the male priority of Monaco's laws of succession. The royal twins Gabriella Therese Marie and Jacques Honore Rainier — born to Charlene, 36, and Prince Al- bert II, 56 — are heirs to the centuries-old Grimaldi dy- nasty that rules the wealthy principality. Gabriella was born at 5:04 p.m. (1604 GMT) and her brother Jacques two minutes later, according to a palace statement. Monaco is a two-square kilometer (0.8 square mile) enclave of ritzy apartments and luxury shops on the French Riviera with a pop- ulation of around 30,000. Albert, son of the late American actress Princess Grace, had some subjects worried by his long bache- lorhood and his lack of an heir since his two previous children were born out of wedlock and are not eligi- ble for the throne. Then the prince married Charlene Wittstock, a Zimbabwe- born, South Africa-raised former Olympic swimmer, in 2011. Now the tiny royal state on the Riviera has two rea- sons to rejoice. "Two babies for the price of one. I think it's very good for the image," said Ade- laide de Clermont-Tonnerre, editor-in-chief of the celeb- rity weekly Point de Vue. "With twins, there's always an extra interest." Only one woman has ever reigned over Monaco, Prin- cess Louise-Hippolyte, but she died months after as- suming the throne in 1731. In 2002, with no heirs in sight, Monaco's parliament quietly changed its consti- tution to allow royal power to pass from a reigning prince with no descendants to his siblings — potentially Albert's two sisters. That ensured the continuation of the Grimaldi dynasty, one of the oldest royal houses in Europe, even if Albert never produced an heir. By palace decree 42 can- non shots were fired to an- nounce Wednesday's births, instead of the 21 that would boom for a single baby. Charlene's pregnancy was announced on May 30, and it was later revealed in September that she was ex- pecting not one, but two new heirs to the crown. Though these are the princely couple's first chil- dren, Albert has had sev- eral children with different women out of wedlock. He has publicly recognized two other children. Other dynasties have produced royal twins. The crown prince and crown princess of Den- markbecame the parents of royal twins in 2011 — a boy and a girl. The boy, Prince Vincent, is fourth in the line of succession, ahead of sis- ter Princess Josephine, but only because he emerged from the womb first. ROYAL FIRST Monaco's Princess Charlene gives birth to twins JEAN PAUL PELISSIER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco leave the palace a er their wedding. By Mohammed Daraghmeh The Associated Press RAMALLAH,WESTBANK A Palestinian Cabinet mem- ber died Wednesday after a scuffle with Israeli troops during a West Bank pro- test, and images of an Is- raeli officer grabbing the 55-year-old by the throat before he collapsed quickly stirred Palestinian anger at a time of badly strained relations with Israel. An autopsy has yet to determine what killed Ziad Abu Ain, but Pales- tinian President Mahmoud Abbas called him the vic- tim of a "clear crime" and a "barbaric act." He decreed three days of mourning for the minister, whose port- folio included organizing protests against Israeli settlements and the West Bank separation barrier. The incident threatened to further inflame tensions between Israel and the Pal- estinians. Calls grew for Ab- bas to suspend security co- ordination with Israel — a policy that has become the cornerstone of relations be- tween Israel and the Pales- tinian Authority in the ab- sence of peace talks. Abbas met with officials from his Fatah movement and the Palestine Liber- ation Organization late Wednesday to consider a response and said all op- tions were open. In the session, Abbas held up a photo of the Is- raeli officer grabbing Abu Ain's throat. Palestin- ians circulated the photo on social media under the hashtag #ICantBreathe — drawing a link to the choke- hold killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in New York. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said the mil- itary was ready to investi- gate the incident jointly with Palestinian officials, and an Israeli pathologist was to attend an autopsy. The United States called for a "swift, fair and trans- parent" inquiry into the incident. "At this difficult time, we continue to call on both sides to work to lower tensions and prevent an escalation of violence," State Department spokes- woman Jen Psaki said. 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