Stars and Bars: Last week’s racist massacre in a Charleston, SC church produced the usual calls for gun control, but louder voices might be for taking down the Confederate flag from the statehouse. Its defenders say the Stars and Bars …

Iraq: The country’s biggest oil refinery appears to have fallen into the hands of Sunni Islamic militants after the army and helicopter gunships failed to hold them back. Black militant banners are reported to be hanging high within the refinery. …