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Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
The federal government has agreed to pay $218,500 to settle a lawsuit over the fatal drug overdose of a young Michigan veteran who served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq.
ELKHART, Ind. - Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession.
Alarmed by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides.
A police sergeant who was being investigated in an FBI probe into police misconduct has committed suicide on the corner of a Southern California residential street.
In an Oct. 21 story about the death of a man charged with molestation, The Associated Press erroneously reported the man's middle name. His name was John Albert Woodfield Sr.
The Swiss government proposed Wednesday to restrict or even ban assisted suicide groups such as Dignitas in a bid to cut down on 'suicide tourism.'
Arizona State University police say a graduate student fatally shot himself in a professor's office.
A 17-year-old boy in western New York has been charged with a misdemeanor after he put ketchup on his arms and faked his suicide on a live video Web site, police said.
A retired Associated Press bureau chief has killed himself after being charged with molesting two boys over a five-year period.
The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone might do it.
An Ohio sheriff's deputy who committed suicide last week pretended for years that he had cancer while scamming his family and colleagues out of thousands of dollars in charitable donations to pay for phony medical bills, authorities said Wednesday.
A family tragedy came eerily full circle in the waters of the Hudson River when the daughter of a newspaper heiress leapt to her death after parking her BMW on a busy bridge north of New York City.
England's top prosecutor unveiled new guidelines that could decriminalize many forms of assisted suicide, saying Wednesday that most people who help close friends or family kill themselves aren't likely to face charges.
The Veterans Affairs Department appears to have stepped up its suicide prevention efforts.
More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study.
Police say a woman fatally shot her disabled daughter before taking her own life at an Oakland nursing home.
A person must meet the following requirements to qualify for a lethal prescription under Washington state's "death with dignity" law:
Eleven people have used prescribed drugs to end their lives during the first six months after a Washington state law took effect allowing assisted suicides for terminally ill patients, an advocacy group said Tuesday.
Chilean police say a young man distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend hanged himself while she watched over a Web camera.
A judge has finalized his decision to throw out convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in an Internet hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who committed suicide.
Authorities say an inmate convicted of killing four California Highway Patrol officers died over the weekend at Kern Valley State Prison in an apparent suicide.
An Ohio man convicted of killing his 15-year-old neighbor because he walked on the man's well-kept lawn has committed suicide in prison.
A suicide bomber killed himself outside the French Embassy on Saturday night, wounding two embassy guards and a woman in the street, police and witnesses said.
A mother who was tried on accusations she was involved in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old Missouri girl who committed suicide wants to use the Internet again.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Nauseous mumblingsRECENTLY I was fortunate enough to be a part of an excellent ten-minute news video prepared by the New York Times' reporter, Adam Ellick. Tastefully called 'Tuning out the Taliban,' the video has created the right buzz amongst young middle-class Pakistanis.
Limbaugh: "Democrats Are The Equivalent Of Political Suicide Bombers"Rush: Democrats have become the "Kamikaze party"
Ex-Chicago detective tells disquieting tales of suicideThis is the weekend that official Chicago ties up loose ends and buries Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott, with a private funeral on Saturday and a public memorial -- complete with politicians -- on Sunday.
Dog "Commits Suicide" After Pup's DeathA dog in China may have committed suicide in November 2009.
Why Canada can't stop bullies - Parentcentral.caDaniel Sebben was just 13 when the taunts began. Day after day, for the next three years, the Newmarket high school student faced homophobic slurs, insults and verbal abuse from a group of six boys.
DAWN.COM | World | Thirty years on, Mecca mosque siege reverberatesRIYADH: Thirty years ago, as tens of thousands of hajj pilgrims were completing dawn prayers inside Mecca, gunshots pierced the sanctity of the Grand Mosque.
BBC News : Iran doctor 'committed suicide'Iran's police chief says a doctor who died at a detention centre shut in July after the deaths of several opposition supporters committed suicide.
Army Underreporting Suicides, Says GI Advocacy Group by Dahr Jamail -- Antiwar.com"According to a soldiers' advocacy group at Fort Hood, the U.S. base where an army psychiatrist has been charged with killing 13 people and wounding 30 in a Nov. 5 rampage, the official suicide figures provided by the Army are "definitely" too low.
Veteran's Day Op Ed: The Violence Within is the Veteran withoutIt's time to take care of your troops, America. We are mired in violence and gun lust, post traumatic stress and substance; outward anxiety and inward extremism. Maj. Nidal Hassan is one of us.
Army Leaders Struggle With Soldier Suicide RateWASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2009 – The rate of soldier suicides continues to concern Army leadership, with 211 active-duty and reserve-component suicides confirmed this year, the Army's No. 2 officer told Pentagon reporters today.
Maybe there's something to this "Karma" thing after all...Wow this is a great seg-way into my upcoming "Karma" article. My Pastor always says when you try to set a trap for others you shall surely fall into it. Sad but true ~LuVUMuch Necia
A nation of sleepwalkers � The Dawn Blog » Blog ArchiveThe day after the terrible terrorist attack at Islamabad's Islamic University that took the lives of eight innocent students, certain TV news channels ran a footage of a dozen or so angered students of the university pelting stones.
What Makes a Young Person Embrace Death and Murder? Former Jihadists Speak OutFormer radical Islamists share their tales of why they turned to extremism, and why they repented.
Barack Obama and Plummeting Military MoraleNew Army surveys, reports the Wall Street Journal, show that morale has fallen sharply among soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and confirm an unusually high suicide in their ranks.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | The calm before the stormKARACHI: Recently, when the top official of Sindh who also belongs to a leading political party was asked whether it was due to government and police 'efficiency' that terrorists had not been able to strike Karachi, he admitted, on condition of anonymity, that 'although we …
Suicide tips for just 17.50 euros No prospects for the future, tired of life or suicidal? Anyone who wants to take matters of life and death into their own hands can get plenty of information on how to end it all from the Dutch Right to Die Association (NVVE).
'I agreed to become a suicide bomber' A 14-year-old boy in the tribal region of Bajaur, in north-west Pakistan, says he was detained by Taliban forces who tried to turn him into a suicide bomber. The boy is now in army hands.
10-Year-Old Girl's Death Ruled SuicideHONOLULU -- The Honolulu medical examiner has ruled that a 10-year-old girl who fell to her death from her Makiki apartment committed suicide.
Germany goalkeeper Enke commits suicide German international goalkeeper Robert Enke has been killed after he threw himself under a train at a level crossing, police said on Tuesday.
Top UPS Executive Accused Of Rape Kills SelfATLANTA -- Police say a vice president for shipping giant UPS who was accused of raping a 21-year-old Indiana University student over homecoming weekend has committed suicide in Georgia.
10 Suicides a Month at Ft. Hood -- War Stress Is Taking Soldiers to the BrinkThe shooting tragedy at Fort Hood on Friday points to a much larger problem of combat stress and overdeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
GOP Rep.: 'Democratic bill requires the government to encourage suicide' (With Video)Rep. Steven King, (R-IA), the leader of today's anti-reform rally, told a crowd that page #644 of the Democratic health reform bill says, "The government will be required to encourage suicide, and, or assisted suicide." This, of course, is factually false.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | 'Fashion Week' first for PakistanPakistan is hosting its first ever fashion week in the city of Karachi against a backdrop of heavy security. Around 30 Pakistani designers are taking part in the event which ends on Saturday.
Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is StrainedSixteen American soldiers killed themselves in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas, an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of continuous warfare.
Beyond Tuesday's Results, Republicans Facing Long-Term DeclineAs commentators seem ready to over-interpret tomorrow's election results in three jurisdictions, they should instead consider how four long-term trends show the GOP engaged in political slow-motion suicide.
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