U.S. and U.K. Entangled in Legal Battle to Release Former IRA Militants’ Stories

Boston University acted as a safeguard for the oral histories of former Northern Irish militants. Participants were promised their stories would remain private until their deaths. But new clues in an unsolved murder in Ireland triggered the U.S. Department of Justice to subpoena the tapes.

In Aleppo, Traders Eke Out Living as Fighting Rages

Syria’s second largest city of Aleppo has been at the epicenter of the conflict since intensified fighting erupted there almost a month ago, triggering a major army assault a week later. According to a top Free Syrian Army commander, rebels control almost two thirds of the city, but that’s a claim denied by a security source in Damascus. Video News by NewsLook

Obama “Deeply Concerned” About Afghan Attacks

President Barack Obama says he’s “deeply concerned” about the increase in attacks by Afghan security forces on coalition troops, amid fears the problem may worsen and affect the military’s war strategy. World News Videos by NewsLook

Eight Policemen Killed in Russia Bomb Attack

Eight policemen are killed and 15 injured in a suicide bomb attack in Russia’s restive Ingushetia, hours after a shooting in a mosque in neighboring Dagestan. Sunita Rappai reports. World News Videos by NewsLook

Clinton Calls on South Africa to Use Influence With Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her visit to South Africa this week to call on the nation’s leaders to join the United States in putting pressure on Iran to drop its nuclear ambitions. World News Videos by NewsLook

Child Laborers in Bolivia Fight for Their Rights

According to UNICEF, some 700,000 children in Bolivia work — a third of the total child-age population — earning far less than adults. The young workers have now formed a union, UNATSBO, to fight for fairer pay and official recognition. Video News by NewsLook

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