A woman in Australia has been charged with murder after her two young daughters were found dead in a hot car.
According to the police, the two children, aged one and two, showed evidence of being exposed to extreme heat.
Kerri-Ann Conley is the first person to be charged under tough new laws passed this year, that expand the definition of murder to include "reckless indifference to human life" in Queensland state.
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Pakistan has bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan's major cities overnight, officials from both countries said on Friday, with Pakistan's defence minister describing the conflict as "open war".
Hillary Clinton tells panel she has no information on Epstein
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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza as truce deal staggers
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Cuban forces kill 4 exiles who attacked from Florida speedboat
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