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More than 400 people were on the bridge at the time according to local media
Most of the dead were teenagers or in their 20s
Russia says it will accelerate construction on islands seized from Japan
Soviet forces seized the islands – known in Japan as the Northern Territories – 70 years ago towards the end of the second world...
Soviet forces seized the islands – known...
Bahrain bans women in mosques after suicide attack
Authorities have prohibited the entry of women in mosques after a suicide...
Authorities have prohibited the entry of women in...
One in ten Rohingya have fled persecution and violence Burma
The Muslim minority have faced hardship in Burma, forcing thousands to flee...
The Muslim minority have faced hardship in Burma, forcing...
UN presents proposal for Libyan unity government
The UN plan calls for a one-year-long national unity government and says that...
The UN plan calls for a one-year-long national unity...
Erdogan calls for stability after inconclusive election result
Turkish President admits that no party will be able to govern alone after shock...
Turkish President admits that no party will be able to...
G7 summit focuses on climate change and extremism
Climate change and terrorism are at the top of the agenda for the second day of...
Climate change and terrorism are at the top of the agenda...
Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole in August
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be...
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar...
Sixth Mers death in South Korea as more cases emerge
About 2,300 people have been placed under quarantine and nearly 1,900 schools...
About 2,300 people have been placed under quarantine and...
Over 50,000 migrants arrived in Italy this year
Italian PM Matteo Renzi calls for more solidarity within the EU on the issue of...
Italian PM Matteo Renzi calls for more solidarity within...
Chinese ferry captain arrested as relatives mourn country's worst shipping disaster in 70 years
Only 14 of the 456 people on board survived the capsizing of the Eastern Star, which overturned in a freak tornado on Monday night in Jianli in Hubei...
Only 14 of the 456 people on board survived the...
Polls close in Turkish election
Two days after having an election rally struck by a lethal bomb blast the Kurdish People's Democratic Party is expected to garner enough votes to have...
Two days after having an election rally struck by a lethal...
Thousands of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean
More than 2,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in ongoing operations
More than 2,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in...
Greek PM Tsipras warns lenders not to ‘humiliate’ Greece
Alexis Tsipras accuses Greece's international creditors of backtracking on...
Alexis Tsipras accuses Greece's international creditors...
Saudi Arabia shoots down missile fired from Yemen
Saudi-led Arab coalition shoots down a Scud missile that was reportedly fired...
Saudi-led Arab coalition shoots down a Scud missile that...
Over 300 dead in China ship tragedy
331 people are now known to have died after a ship capsized in a storm in China's Yangtze River last Monday.
331 people are now known to have died after a ship capsized...
