News about suicide

Alarming proportions of child and youth suicide in Kazakhstan

Suicide, especially among children and adolescents, is an alarming problem for Kazakhstani officials. Together with UNICEF Kazakh pscyhiatrists conducted a study into the causes of youth suicide, and the prelimitary results may help address the problem.
26 August 2014 18:37

Karzai cousin killed in Afghan suicide attack: officials

A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election result.
29 July 2014 14:54

Two frontline soldiers commit suicide in S. Korea

South Korea's military confirmed the apparent suicides of two army privates, raising fresh questions over the deployment of young conscripts in frontline units after a deadly shooting spree last month.
29 July 2014 11:42

Taliban suicide attack on military bus kills 8 in Kabul

A Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul killed eight military officers Wednesday in an attack on an air force bus, Afghan officials said, in the latest strike against the national security forces as US troops withdraw.
02 July 2014 18:42

Golden Gate Bridge to get anti-suicide netting

Transportation authorities agreed to fund anti-suicide netting beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people jumping to their death from the iconic landmark, an official said.
28 June 2014 16:59

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