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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2014 file photo, OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu talks during a press conference, in Rome. With about 92 percent of the world’s declared chemical weapons destroyed, the watchdog overseeing the elimination of poison gas and nerve agents is looking at how to counter emerging threats while still dealing with unfinished business in Syria. The OPCW is marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention with a conference focusing on chemical security in a future in which extremists and criminals seem more likely than nations to launch attacks. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Watchdog looks to counter new chemical weapons threats

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday Jan. 2, 2014 file photo shows a barge is anchored alongside the the M/V Cape Ray in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. The M/V Cape Ray departed Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 on a mission to destroy dozens of containers of deadly chemical weapons being removed from Syria as part of international efforts to dismantle that country's poison gas and nerve agent program. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Chemical weapons watchdog discusses Syria mission

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Ahmet Uzumcu (right), director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, accepts the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of his organization from Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, at City Hall in Oslo on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Cornelius Poppe/NTB scanpix)

Chemical-weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize

By Karl Ritter and Hils Myklebost - Associated Press