• U.S. Judge Rules Maryland Can Begin Phasing Out Confederate Flag License Plates in November

  A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the state may start phasing out license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag as early as November, a state official said.

• U.S. Judge Rules Maryland Can Begin Phasing Out Confederate Flag License Plates in November

  A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the state may start phasing out license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag as early as November, a state official said.

  

• Measles Outbreak in Southeast Congo Has Killed Over 400 People Since January

  A measles outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's copper-mining southeast has killed 428 people and infected about 30,000 since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Friday.

  

• Four Men in Switzerland Charged With Planning Terrorist Attacks, Helping ISIS Smuggle Followers into Europe

  Swiss authorities have charged four Iraqi men with planning attacks and helping Islamic State smuggle followers into Europe, Switzerland's attorney general said on Friday.

  

• Lebanese Militant Group Hezbollah Attacks, Kills Five Islamic State Fighters

  Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at what it said were Islamic State fighters in the north of the country on Friday, killing five of them, a security source said.