At least two people have been killed and 40 others injured when a Polish double-decker bus toppled over on a road in north-east France.

TWO young lionesses can be seen at the new ‘Asian Forests’ facility in Dublin Zoo.

A RETIRED German doctor who was kidnapped and left in front of a French courthouse on the orders of a grieving father has gone on trial in Paris over the killing of a teenage girl 29 years ago.

HERE UNDER is the reaction I witnessed from French people following Wednesday’s World Cup play-off second leg against Ireland.

A RARE Bugatti car which was found in a garage after the death of its owner went on show to the media yesterday before it is sold at auction.

LESS than a week after Ryanair pulled out of two routes from Cork Airport, the airline has dealt the airport another blow by announcing it would be launching no ski routes from there this winter.

A French pensioner has been arrested for a series of 18 killings across the country over more than 20 years.

MICHAEL RASMUSSEN is hoping his time-trial failings will not prevent him from winning the Tour de France at the fourth time of asking.

A large explosion rocked a chemistry school in eastern France today, killing a professor and slightly injuring another person, authorities said.

A large explosion rocked a chemistry school in eastern France today, killing one person and slightly injuring another, authorities said.

A large explosion rocked a chemistry school in eastern France on today, police said. Fire services said there were casualties.

SIX-TIME winner Lance Armstrong lost the Tour de France yellow jersey after another dramatic day of climbing which handed Germany’s Jens Voigt the race lead for only the second time in his career.

The Tour de France has a new overall leader after German rider Jens Voigt took the yellow jersey from Lance Armstrong on a mountainous ninth stage.

Rescue workers today called off a search for survivors under the rubble of an apartment building flattened by a gas explosion that killed at least 17 people.

A gas explosion tore through a five storey apartment building, killing 17 people and injuring another 15 in eastern France.

A gas explosion tore through a five storey apartment building, killing 10 people and injuring another 12 in eastern France.

Two Muslim girls who refused to remove their head scarves in class have been expelled from their schools, and two more risked the same fate today as officials began taking action against those who defy a new French law.