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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 12 Oct, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Chemical weapons watchdog hailed for Nobel Peace Prize win By Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, wires The international community has hailed the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' surprise Nobel Peace Prize win as much-deserved recognition for its behind-the-scenes work to rid the world of chemical weapons. The little-known Hague-based organisation emerged from the shadows in recent months as its inspectors were called in to verify Syria's claims of destroying its chemical arsenal. The group, supported by the UN, aims to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile by November 1. Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai was favoured to take out the award, along with Denis Mukwege, a doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has been mooted as a possible laureate many times. US secretary of state John Kerry and French president Francois Hollande are among those to have congratulated the OPCW on its victory. More » Dozens dead as asylum seeker boat capsizes near Lampedusa US captures senior commander of Pakistani Taliban Socceroos hammered 6-0 by France in Paris Convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke dies Woman jailed for 17 years over 'human fireball' case Morrison repays money after 'inadvertent claim' More Analysis » Labor's experiment in democracy doesn't end here Any doubts about Labor's new leadership system, which gives branch members 50 per cent of the say in choosing the federal leader, have been comprehensively quashed even before the result is known. The election battle between Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese has shown that a mature, rational and sensible politics - which debates ideas, values and vision without degenerating into petty point scoring - is still possible. 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The group, supported by the UN, aims to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile by November 1. Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai was favoured to take out the award, along with Denis Mukwege, a doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has been mooted as a possible laureate many times. US secretary of state John Kerry and French president Francois Hollande are among those to have congratulated the OPCW on its victory. More » Dozens dead as asylum seeker boat capsizes near Lampedusa US captures senior commander of Pakistani Taliban African Union runs critical eye over ICC Hope for breakthrough in US fiscal showdown Convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke dies Business More Business » ASIC 'cooperating with police' over Leighton bribery claims The head of Australia's corporate watchdog says it is working with the Australian Federal Police in relation to allegations of foreign bribery connected to construction firm Leighton Holdings. 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