Hiroshima Marks 70 Years Since Atomic Bomb

The Japanese city of Hiroshima marks the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb by a US warplane, which killed 140,000 people during World War Two. The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, said the memory of the attack emphasised the need to continue working towards nuclear disarmament. Our correspondent has more from Hiroshima.

The Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has confirmed that a piece of aircraft debris found on the Indian Ocean island Reunion is from MH370. But French investigators have stopped short of confirming the link, saying only that it is highly likely and further tests are required. Egypt prepares to officially open a new lane of the Suez Canal, one of the world's greatest man-made sea routes which joins the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.

(Photo: Doves fly over the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during a memorial ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)