France's top administrative court has overturned a town burkini ban amid shock and anger worldwide after some Muslim women were ordered to remove body-concealing garments on French Riviera beaches. 'Mayors should withdraw'He also said women who have already received fines can protest them based on Friday's decision. Corsican mayor won't lift banThe mayor of Sisco in northern Corsica said he won't lift his ban on the burkini despite the ruling by France's top administrative court. Ange-Pierre Vivoni had banned the burkini after an Aug. 13 clash on a beach in Sisco. It took days to untangle the events leading to the violence that many immediately assumed was over a burkini sighting.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2016 13:24 UTC