Hashira Island

Hashira Island (柱島, Hashira-jima) is an island in southern Hiroshima Bay of the Inland Sea, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located 26 kilometres (16 mi) kilometers southeast of Iwakuni, it is part of the Kutsuna Islands within the Bōyo Islands group. The island covers 3.12 square kilometres (1.20 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 184 residents.

The highest point on the island is Mt. Kinzō. Economic activity on the island consists of fishing and cultivation of vegetables and citrus fruit. Hashirajima is connected to the port at Iwakuni Mondays through Saturdays by a high speed ferry.

The island is best known for its association in World War II with the surrounding Hashirajima Anchoring Area. Located 30–40 km south of the naval base at Kure, Hiroshima, warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy that did not need dock repairs would anchor at Hashirajima and it was also used as a staging area before fleet departures. It was also the site of the loss of the IJN battleship Mutsu, which suffered an internal explosion and sank there.

Honor Killing: Pakistani Social Media Star Strangled to Death by brother

Edit Voa News 16 Jul 2016

Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year. On Friday, Pakistani model and social media celebrity Qandeel Balock was killed by one of her brothers, police said. Balock was spending the Ed holiday with her family and had travelled from Karachi to Muzaffarabad village in central Punjab province. She was asleep, police said, when one of her six brothers strangled Baloch to death in the family’s home ... ....

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Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, sits at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pa. A lawyer for the Turkish government

Who is Fethullah Gulen, the man blamed for coup attempt in Turkey?

Edit CNN 16 Jul 2016

(CNN)Was a plan to overthrow Turkey's government really hatched behind a gated compound in a small, leafy Pennsylvania town, or is that merely a smoke screen?. In the throes of a military coup attempt, Turkey's embattled president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pointed the finger of blame squarely at his bitter rival. Fethullah Gulen ... It's this division that's destabilizing one of America's most important allies in the Middle East ... Read More ... ....

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A man stands in front of a tank in the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. Members of Turkey's armed forces said they had taken control of the country, but Turkish officials said the coup attempt had failed.

What happened in Turkey? Everything we know about military coup attempt to overthrow Erdogan

Edit The Independent 16 Jul 2016

At least 190 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have been wounded in an attempted military coup in Turkey. After a night of chaotic and confusing developments, with tanks appearing on the streets and warplanes circling above the capital Ankara, it appears that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has regained control – but the situation remains confused and uncertain. Here is what we know so far.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....

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A Police car is parked near the scene of an attack after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who'd gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.

Nice Terrorist Attack: At Least 77 Dead, Police Kill Suspect

Edit WorldNews.com 15 Jul 2016

Bastille Day revelers were targeted in what is being called a terrorist attack by a truck carrying hand grenades and other weapons drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, killing 77 people before police were able to shoot and kill the driver according to The Associated Press. Some outlets have reported the suspect was a local in Nice who was originally from Tunisia ... I saw bodies flying like bowling pins along its route." ... ....

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Turkish soldiers secure Istanbul's Taksim square, as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, protest in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. Turkey's prime minister says a group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. Binali Yildirim told NTV television: "it is correct that there was an attempt." (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Live: Turkish army says it has taken power in the country

Edit France24 15 Jul 2016

An attempted coup is underway in Turkey. Read our live blog to follow events ... ....

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10 Terrible Tragedies They Tried To Keep Secret

Edit ListVerse 12 Mar 2014

Marc V. March 12, 2014. Covering up the truth has been part of humanity since Cain murdered Abel and later attempted to deceive God Himself by lying about it. Fortunately, the truth can never really be suppressed; it always finds a way to leak out into the world ... 10 Defective Bulletproof Vests ... While docked at Hashirajima, the ship suffered a devastating explosion that ripped her in half and killed over a thousand of her 1,400-plus crew ... ....