Douma chemical attack puts OPCW back in spotlight
(WorldNews Netherlands)

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been thrust once again into the international limelight by a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain and allegations of a chemical bombardment on the Syrian city of Douma. Once a little-known disarmament organization, the OPCW rose to prominence when it won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize and has stayed in the public eye ever since amid repeated allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria during the Mideast nation’s seven-year civil war. Members of the organization’s Fact Finding Mission are in Syria attempting to investigate the alleged chemical attack on Douma, but have still not...