Nobel peace l 259 candidates l Among the candidates Malala, the Russian NGO Memorial, Bill Clinton

259 a figure never reached before candidates for the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2013, which will be 'announced in Oslo in October. The list includes 209 individuals and 50 organizations. "The trend is on the rise,'' said the director of the Nobel, Geir Lundestad, announcing the record. Among the names already 'made known to stand out of the young Pakistani Malala, the Russian NGO Memorial, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Burmese President Thein Sein reformist.