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Family of Lebanese Man Killed in U.S. Says Suspect Hurled Anti-Muslim Slurs

An Oklahoma man suspected of fatally shooting a male neighbor was accused of harassing and shouting anti-Muslim slurs at the man's family, who are actually Christians from Lebanon, and of trying to run over the man's mother with his vehicle.

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12 Killed in Rebel Shelling of Syria's Aleppo

Rebel shelling in Syria's battered northern city of Aleppo killed 12 people including a child on Wednesday, state media said.

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Romania, Moldova in Mourning for Anne of Romania

Romanians and Moldovans observed a national day of mourning Saturday amid funeral rites for Anne of Romania, the wife of Michael, the last king of Romania.

Church bells rang around Bucharest, the Romanian capital, and hundreds turned out as Orthodox and Catholic priests held services at the city's Royal Palace. Anne's body then began its journey to the central Romanian town of Curtea de Arges, where members of the royal family are buried.

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Victories against IS Leave Iraq's Sunni Heartland Shattered

As Iraqi political and military attention shifts north in the fight against the Islamic State group, the military victories that have put Iraqi forces on Mosul's doorstep have left behind shattered cities, towns and communities in Iraq's Sunni heartland.

Anbar has witnessed the most successful military phase of the ground fight against IS to date. But rather than restore government order, services and security, liberation at the hands of Iraqi forces closely backed by the U.S.-led coalition has merely moved many Anbaris from one waiting room into another.

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Russians Complain about Torn Flags at Olympics

Russia's Olympic team has complained to Rio organizers after flags hanging in its Olympic village accommodation were allegedly desecrated.

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More Rain Expected to Drop on Soggy Louisiana, Mississippi

More rain Saturday was expected to swamp already soggy ground across Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast where at least two people died and dozens had to be rescued from waist-high water surrounding their homes.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency as rescue workers in the southeastern part of the state braced for more precipitation.

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Belgium Releases Three Held in Anti-Terror Raids

Belgian authorities on Friday released three people who had been detained for questioning following anti-terror raids overnight in the capital Brussels, prosecutors said.

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UK Teen Girl Who Went to IS Area of Syria Reported Killed

One of three London schoolgirls who traveled to an area controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria to become "jihadi brides" is believed to have been killed in an air strike, a lawyer for her family says.

Tasnime Akunjee told the BBC that Kadiza Sultana's family had been told that she died in the IS stronghold of Raqqa several weeks ago. He said the family was "devastated."

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Japan Warns Citizens to be Wary in China as Tensions Rise

Japan's embassy in China is urging its citizens to pay more attention to their safety there as sensitive anniversaries and territorial tensions might exacerbate anti-Japanese sentiments.

The embassy notice cites the anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug. 15 and two other dates in September marking key events in the often-fraught history between China and Japan. It said some incidents of harassment of Japanese citizens in China have been reported, although there have been no signs of a recurrence of the violent anti-Japanese protests of 2012.

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More than 200 Civilians Killed in 4 Months in Yemen War

The office of the United Nations' human rights office says deaths among civilians due to Yemen's conflict have been "steadily mounting" with more than 200 people killed and more than 500 wounded in four months, including 50 in one week.

The spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasain said on Friday that violence has been escalating across Yemen.

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