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Iran and North Korea will be attacked by US, Castro says

Fidel Castro, the controversial former leader of Cuba, has been out of the public eye for over four years, but in the last ten days has made five public appearances and in each television interview he makes the same chilling prediction.

British MP says he won't meet veiled Muslim women

A Conservative MP has drawn flak from Muslims in Britain for saying he will refuse to meet women wearing the full Islamic dress in his constituency unless they lift their veil.

67 percent Britons want burqa ban

A majority of Britons - around 67 percent - want to see the burqa banned in the country.

Funds Stalled In Congress Amid Afghanistan Fatigue

In late May, the Senate approved President Obama's request for nearly $40 billion in emergency war funding. Most of that was to pay for an additional 30,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.