MILITARY JUSTICE

A decorated Australian soldier, once celebrated as a national hero, walked out of prison on bail last week after being charged with multiple war crimes. The 47-year-old veteran, arrested earlier this month, is accused of killing five Afghan civilians during his service in 2009 and 2012. Authorities

It's a story that reads like fiction, but it's all too real. Travis King, a young American soldier, made headlines when he ran across the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and into North Korea. The whole ordeal began on a visit to the DMZ with a tour group. King, who was stationed in South Ko