Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

The Australian Federal Police said they arrested a 47-year-old former Australian soldier, who was widely named in local media as Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith. Federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said the soldier had been linked to a string of murders while serving in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. "The victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan," she told reporters. "It will be alleged the victims were shot by the accused...