The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly on Friday to a 17-year-old Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, and to India's Kailash Satyarthi - both for their championing of children's rights.

Malala, the youngest Nobel laureate, heard the news while in class at her school in Birmingham, England, where she moved to receive lifesaving treatment two years ago.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the pair had been chosen for their struggles against the repression of young people and "for the right of all children to education."