This photo provided by the town council of Montevrain, east of Paris, on Thursday shows the mystery feline. The animal was first described as a tiger. Officials now say it's not a tiger, but they aren't sure what it is. AP hide caption
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He's not welcome in Vendargues. The French town has banned people from dressing up as clowns for the next month following violent incidents across the country. Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Tuesday
Author Mimi Thorisson and her husband, photographer Oddur Thorisson, moved their six children and dogs from a Parisian apartment to a farmhouse in the Médoc region of France. Oddur Thorisson hide caption
Sunday
French riot policemen force out migrants who were hidden in a truck that was making its way to the ferry terminal in Calais in western France on Wednesday. The cross-Channel port has become the last barrier for economic and political migrants trying to enter Britain illegally. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Stranded In France, Migrants Believe Britain Is The Answer
Friday
Caroline De Haas, 34, launched Macholand.fr after a company responded dismissively to her complaint against its sexist advertising. Courtesy of EGAE hide caption
Egality N'est Pas La Réalité: French Women Wage Online War On Sexism
Wednesday
This still image from video published on the Internet on Wednesday by a group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, shows members of the group standing behind French mountaineer Herve Gourdel just before beheading him. AP hide caption
Friday
A remote camera screen grab provided by the French army shows two Rafale jet fighters flying over Iraq on Friday. French President Francois Hollande announced that the fighters had carried out their first airstrikes in northern Iraq. AP hide caption
Monday
French President Francois Hollande had a bad week with the release of his former partner's memoir of their relationship. Among Valérie Trierweiler's revelations: Hollande, a Socialist, is unsympathetic toward the poor. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
People holding Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags demonstrate in front of the French-built Vladivostok warship in St. Nazaire, western France, on June 1. The protesters are opposed to the sale of the Vladivostok and Sevastopol warships to Russia. Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
France Presses On With Deal To Sell Two Warships To Russia
Thursday
Rabbi Michel Serfaty (right), head of the Jewish-Muslim Alliance of France, stands next to a Muslim cleric, or imam, as they both hold signs wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan. The rabbi and the imam have also traded hats. Despite efforts by Serfaty's group, a record number of French Jews are expected to move to Israel this year. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
Despite Mideast Turmoil, More French Jews Are Moving To Israel
Friday
Brazil's players celebrate after winning the World Cup quarter-final football match between Brazil and Colombia on Friday. Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A woman wearing a niqab eats on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, on June 26, 2012. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a French law that bans face-concealing veils in public places. Lionel Cironneau/AP hide caption
Thursday
Women from the Roma community push a shopping trolley containing water toward their camp in Sucy-en-Brie, near Paris, in a photo from 2012. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A SNCF Regional Express Train is seen at Hazebrouck's train station in northern France on Thursday. France's train operators admit they made a mistake in ordering new trains that will require millions of dollars to modify station platforms. Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption