2. A US military official says the American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on a shooting spree has been flown out of Afghanistan. The official said the soldier has been flown to a pre-trial confinement 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 advisory 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 celebrity to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis between Sudan and South Sudan. The click of camera shutters never stopped as Clooney testified before a Senate committee.