AP 2012-03-18

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2. A US military official says the American soldier accused of killing³ 16 Afghan civilians⁴ on a shooting spree has been flown out of Afghanistan. The official said the soldier has been flown to a pre-trial confinement⁵ facility in another country but did not provide further details.

 

 

 

3. Leaders of the US and Britain outlined plans to shift the NATO war effort in Afghanistan toward a back-seat advisory⁶ role while Afghan forces increasingly take the lead. British Prime Minister David Cameron was in Washington Wednesday. This evening, the White House hosts a dinner in his honor.

 

 

 

4. And George Clooney used his Hollywood celebrity⁷ to draw attention to the humanitarian⁸ crisis between Sudan and South Sudan. The click of camera shutters⁹ never stopped as Clooney testified before a Senate committee.

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