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Australia charges former war hero with war crimes
- A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living veteran, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with two counts of "war crime — murder" and three counts of abetting such crimes, according to documents presented in court on Wednesday. The charges relate to the killings of five unarmed civilians while he ...

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Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home following her release from Iraqi captors
- MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a freelance American journalist who was released from captivity in Iraq said Wednesday that she hopes her daughter will finally return home to rural Wisconsin after living abroad for decades. Katib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group, kidnapped 49-year-old Shelly Kittleson off a Baghdad street corner on March 31. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday ...

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