Alarming proportions of child and youth suicide in KazakhstanSuicide, 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 августа 2014
'Suicide tourism' to Switzerland doubled: studyA total of 172 "suicide tourists" travelled to Switzerland in 2012, to die with medical assistance -- a practice prohibited in many countries.
Karzai cousin killed in Afghan suicide attack: officialsA 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 июля 2014
Two frontline soldiers commit suicide in S. KoreaSouth 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 июля 2014
Australian Medical Board bans prominent euthanasia doctorProminent Australian right-to-die doctor Philip Nitschke on Thursday vowed to continue giving advice on how to end life after the Australian Medical Board used emergency powers to suspend him.
24 июля 2014
Asylum-seeker mothers 'attempt suicide' to get kids to AustraliaA dozen mothers in an asylum-seeker camp have reportedly attempted suicide so their children can be settled in Australia, piling pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott who said Wednesday he would not be morally blackmailed.
09 июля 2014
Taliban suicide attack on military bus kills 8 in KabulA 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 июля 2014
Golden Gate Bridge to get anti-suicide nettingTransportation 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 июня 2014
China state copper firm chief jumps to his death: reportThe head of a $2.0-billion Chinese copper producer fell to his death from a building, the firm announced Wednesday, and a state-run newspaper said he committed suicide following corruption allegations.
25 июня 2014
S. Korean soldier who killed comrades in 'stable condition'A South Korean soldier who killed five comrades was in a stable condition Tuesday after an apparent suicide bid, doctors said, as details emerged of a final note he wrote regretting his actions.
24 июня 2014
Mother, three children jump to death: Japan policePolice in Japan are probing a possible family suicide after a mother and her three small children plunged to their deaths from an apartment complex, they said.
17 июня 2014
Five Libyan police injured in suicide bombingA car bomb exploded at a police station in Libya's second city Benghazi late Wednesday, leaving the suicide bomber dead and five police officers injured, security officials said.
12 июня 2014
Soldier quizzed over Alps murders dies in apparent suicideA former French Legionnaire, questioned during the course of the investigation into the 2012 murder of four people in the French Alps, committed suicide on Tuesday, police said.
04 июня 2014
Chinese elderly commit suicide to avoid coffin banSix elderly people in China are said to have committed suicide to ensure they died before new regulations banning coffin burials come into force, a newspaper reported.
28 мая 2014
China youth suicides blamed on education system: studyChina's high-pressure, exam-driven education system is responsible for the vast majority of suicides by schoolchildren in the country, state media said Wednesday, citing a study.
14 мая 2014
Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 percent in 2013 but rose among part-time soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said.