Libya: All Chemical Weapons Destroyed

Libya's foreign minister announced that the country has destroyed its last known chemical weapons from the era of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Mohammed Abdelaziz said Tuesday that Libya is now totally free of chemical weapons that could pose a threat to Libyans, their neighbors and the environment. The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ahmet Uzumcu, visited the site in Libya where the arms were destroyed, and called the operation a "major...

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