Migrants walk past makeshift shops and shelters at a camp known as "The Jungle" in Calais, France, on Sept. 6. Overcrowding has become an issue in the camp. "I imagined a little camp," says Calais resident Nicole Cordier, who has protested against The Jungle. "Not an immense camp like this one. This is a city." Jack Taylor/Getty Images hide caption
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A boy in the Philippines is vaccinated for dengue fever on April 4. In a new survey, only 2 percent of people polled in the Philippines thought vaccines were unsafe. Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Stuck cable cars hang off the Mont Blanc massif between France and Italy on Friday. Dozens of tourists who were trapped in cable cars dangling above the Alps overnight, including a 10-year-old child, have all been safely rescued. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Nesrine Kenza (right) wears a burkini at the beach with two friends in Marseille, France, on Aug. 29. Courts have struck down bans on the burkini, but the debate has carried on and is now being raised by presidential candidates. AP hide caption
Beach Season Winds Down, But Burkini Debate Rages On In France
Friday
Burkini bans in France have sparked international outrage. In London, people recently held a "Wear what you want beach party" outside France's embassy. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sama Wareh walks along a California beach in swimwear designed for Muslim women. The photo is from 2007. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption
Monday
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will try to return to the office. He's pushing hard-line policies on immigration and security. Virginia Mayo/AP hide caption
Monday
A sculpture of a cigarette butt inside Paris' Gare de Lyon railway station in 2012. France's Parliament sought to crack down on health hazards at the time. Another attempt is currently underway to curb smoking, which remains high among French teens. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP hide caption
For French Teens, Smoking Still Has More Allure Than Stigma
Friday
The French Riviera city of Cannes has banned a full-body swimsuit called a burkini designed with Muslim women in mind. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Firefighters leave the bar where a fire broke out Saturday in Rouen, France. Kamil Zihnioglu/AP hide caption
Friday
People look at items on sale during the annual Braderie de Lille in 2013. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Those who were helped by Portugal's consul general, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, during World War II assemble outside the former Portuguese consulate in Bordeaux. Sousa Mendes issued 10,000 visas to Jews including Stephen Rozenfeld (center front, in blue), George Helft (center front, in white) and Lissy Jarvik (third from right), before being recalled and dismissed from the diplomatic service. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
'Portugal's Schindler' Is Remembered, Decades After His Lifesaving Deeds
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A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris on Sunday. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Two sisters, Majda (left) and Amina Belaroui, answered the call to volunteer for the French military reserves following the recent terrorist attack in Nice. But Majda refused to remove her headscarf, as required under a French law. Amina didn't want to remove her scarf either, but reluctantly agreed to do so. Courtesy of Majda and Amina Belaroui hide caption
A French police officer stands guard by Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray's city hall after a priest was killed and hostages taken at a church in the small town on Tuesday. Police say they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town, 77 miles north of Paris. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption