Travelers make their way to Orly airport, south of Paris, through cars in a traffic jam on Wednesday as airport workers opposed to raising France's retirement age block the access of the airport. (Associated Press)
A protester jumps over a burning garbage can during clashes in Lyon, central France, on Tuesday. Some airliners steered clear of France and police clashed with stone-throwing youths Tuesday as a new round of nationwide strikes and protests over a bill raising the retirement age to 62 kicked off. (Associated Press)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia greets spectators as he defeats Richard Gasquet of France in his men's singles round three match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-1. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
FILE - In this May 23, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem poses with the joint award for Best Actor for his role in "Biutiful," after the awards ceremony at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Workers take to the streets during a protest in Marseille, France, on Tuesday Oct.12, 2010. Teachers, mail carriers, bus drivers and other French workers tried to shut down France in a showdown with President Nicolas Sarkozy over his government's attempt to raise the retirement age by two years to save money. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
FILE - In htis March 23, 2010, file photo, FC Sochaux soccer player Charlie Davies, of the United States, jogs during a training session at the Auguste Bonal stadium in Montbeliard, eastern France. American forward Charlie Davies said he was not the driver of a car stopped for going 125 mph last weekend, but told French police he was to protect a teammate. Davies, who nearly died in a car crash last year, told The Associated Press on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, that Jacques Faty, his teammate at French club Sochaux, asked him to switch places and tell police he was driving because Faty thought his license was still suspended from a previous speeding infraction. (AP Photo/Mathieu Cugnot, File)
French teacher Justin Lyot (left) talks to Roma children, including Abel Bot, 8, (center) as they leave school in Choisy-le-Roi, France. Education woes include segregated schools in Eastern Europe and the systematic misdiagnosis of mental disabilities. (Associated Press)
A Roma child (foreground) and other schoolmates leave their school in Choisy-le-Roi, France, south of Paris. For Europe's 10 million to 12 million Roma, as Gypsies are also known, a central factor in their impoverishment is poor access to education, with problems ranging from late starts to early dropouts. (Associated Press)
A police officer with a dog patrols a central London train station on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Britain's Foreign Office has upgraded its travel advice for France and Germany, warning Britons going to those countries that the threat of terrorism there is high. British Home Secretary Theresa May said that the threat of terrorism in the United Kingdom remains unchanged at "severe," meaning an attack is highly likely. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
