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Two teens travel to Syria through Turkey: UK police

Two 17-year-old boys from Dewsbury, northern England, are believed to have traveled to Syria through Turkey, British police said April 7.

"North East Counter Terrorism Unit can confirm that West Yorkshire Police has received a report that two 17-year-old boys from Dewsbury are believed to have traveled to Syria," West Yorkshire Police said in a statement.

Athens among winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge

Athens was one of five cities to win the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge on Thursday.

The Greek capital won the 1-million-euro award for the City of Athens’s Synathina online platform connecting the local authority with civil society.

Barcelona, Kirklees, Stockholm and Warsaw were the other winners.