Land mine

Human Rights Watch today released a report with new details of the destruction caused by mines planted along Syria’s borders with Turkey and Lebanon. Steve Goose, the group’s Arms Division director says they have, for the most part, targeted civilians.

Georgians displaced by the fighting with Russia are trying to return home, but they face several obstacles. Lisa Mullins finds out more from Jessica Barry of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She’s in the Georgian capital Tblisi.

More than 100 countries have signed an agreement to ban cluster bombs — weapons that explode into tiny bomblets and have been blamed for many civilian deaths long after the bombs were used

An international conference aimed at building support for a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs wrapped up in New Zealand today, and so far, 82 countries have signaled their support