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Denmark becomes latest European nation to tell its citizens not to travel to Tunisia

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The Danish Foreign Ministry is telling its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Tunisia, saying there is “a high terror risk.” The ministry on Friday didn’t elaborate but Danes traditionally follow Britain when it comes to travel advisories. A day earlier, Britain had urged its citizens …

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Eighteen people flee French store targeted by armed robbers

DEVELOPING – French police said eighteen people were removed unharmed from a discount clothing store in a suburb of Paris after three armed robbers burst in early Monday. A Paris regional police official told the Associated Press that special police units had surrounded the Primark store and cordoned off a …

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Human Rights Watch says Syria's main Kurdish militia is still using child soldiers

BEIRUT – An international human rights group says Syria’s main Kurdish militia is still violating the ban on child soldiers, despite some progress to stop using boys and girls under the age of 18. Human Rights Watch says the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, and its women’s branch, YPJ, …

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