Chinese elderly commit suicide to avoid coffin ban
Six 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.
China youth suicides blamed on education system: study
China'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.
Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013
The 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.
Suicide attack kills 15 in north Afghanistan: officials
A suicide bomber on a three-wheeled motorbike killed at least 15 people at a crowded market in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, as security is ramped up ahead of presidential elections.
Azeri gay rights leader commits suicide
A leading Azerbaijani gays rights activist killed himself after writing in an online suicide note that he could not go on living in "this country and this world".
NATO soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack
Six Taliban suicide attackers launched an assault on a joint Afghan-NATO base in the east of Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one NATO soldier during a prolonged firefight, officials said.
Russia buries dead as bombings toll hits 33
Russia beefed up security and mourned its dead on Tuesday as the toll from jarring successive-day suicide strikes in the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympic Games rose to 33.
Suicide attack near Libya's Benghazi kills at least seven: officials
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into a security checkpoint outside the restive city of Benghazi in eastern Libya on Sunday, killing at least seven people, witnesses and security sources said.
Dead, wounded in Sanaa suicide car bombing: Yemen security
A suicide car bombing at the defence ministry in the heart of Sanaa left dead and wounded on Thursday.
Emos and punks blamed for teenage suicides in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan MPs are blaming the recent escalation of teenage suicides in Kazakhstan on emos and punks.
'Female suicide bomber' kills five on bus in Russia
A suspected female suicide bomber set off a blast on a bus packed with students in southern Russia, killing at least five people and raising security fears.
Four suicides in one week in neighboring houses shake Aktau
Four people have committed suicide by jumping off their windows in the neighboring multi-storey buildings in Aktau.
A young man tries to make suicide in Semey
A young man has made an attempt of suicide in Semey city.
Yet another student jumps off roof in Almaty
A student of the 9th grade of Almaty school has jumped off the attic floor of a 5-storey building in Almaty.
Emergency should be declared in Kazakhstan over the series of suicides: psychologist
An emergency situation has to be declared in Kazakhstan over the increased number of suicide in the country: Anna Kudiyarova.
Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide
The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.
Wave of strange double suicides sweeps through Kazakhstan
An Internet group of young suiciders may be behind the series of the tragic events in Kazakhstan.
Friend requests Kazakhstan orphan's body transported from U.S.
Denis Navanov, a student from Aktobe is asking Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry to bring the body of his orphanage friend back to Kazakhstan.
Jackson daughter hospitalized after suicide bid
Late pop icon Michael Jackson's daughter Paris was rushed to a California hospital Wednesday after trying to commit suicide.
Far-right writer kills self in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral
A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, leaving statements denouncing gay marriage and immigration.