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Notorious French bank robber commits suicide after drugs arrest
Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison.
05 May 2013
Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media
Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.
04 May 2013
Spike in suicides among middle-aged Americans
Suicide rates are rising dramatically among middle-aged Americans, according to US government statistics, which showed a 28 percent spike from a decade ago in the number of people taking their own lives.
03 May 2013
Main accused in Delhi gang-rape commits suicide: jail
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi last December hanged himself in jail Monday while in solitary confinement, prompting outrage from the victim's family.
11 March 2013
Two suicides in Border Service not linked: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry
These are separate cases, so we will investigate them separately: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry official representative.
06 February 2013
Investigation launched into alleged suicide of a National Security Committee Border Guard Service official
Following his return from border patrolling, captain Kadralinov committed suicide over a family row: an official statement.
05 February 2013
Anger at suicide of US Internet activist
Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.
14 January 2013
Russia: 'political suicide' if Assad uses chemical arms
Russia said on Monday it would be "political suicide" for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it used chemical weapons against the armed opposition.
25 December 2012
Border control officers at Atyrau airport questioned over a Hungary citizen’s suicide
The man had been kept in the border control zone for three days before he committed suicide November 30.
12 December 2012
Hungarian hung himself in Atyrau airport
A Hungarian hung himself in Kazakhstan airport on his show laces. The body was discovered outside, near a border control building: source.
10 December 2012
Gender identity struggle figured in Manning's detention
The US military held WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning under strict "suicide watch" partly because his gender identity struggle showed he was mentally "not stable," a witness said Sunday.
03 December 2012
Spain anti-bank protest decries second evictee suicide
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Madrid on Friday after a woman due to be evicted killed herself in northern Spain, the second such suicide in two weeks, which the protesters blame on predatory mortgage lenders.
11 November 2012
Canadians 'bullying the bullies' in teenager girl's suicide
A backlash over alleged cyberbullying that pushed a Canadian girl to suicide has cost a man his job, and is hampering a federal police investigation.
19 October 2012
US Army reports spike in suicides
Suicides among US Army soldiers more than doubled in July compared to June, the Pentagon said Thursday, the latest evidence of a worrisome trend that has vexed military leaders.
17 August 2012
Men commit suicide 4 times more frequently than women in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency gave the figures on suicides in 2011 by gender and age groups.
26 April 2012
Latvian truck driver hang himself in Almaty oblast
A body of Latvian truck driver was discovered on the tenth kilometer of Burundai-Shamalgan road in Almaty oblast.
19 April 2012
Apprehended accomplices of Taraz suicide bomber were planning another attack
The criminal group eliminated by police in Taraz was planning another terrorist attack in the town.
09 January 2012
Recent suicide bombings are not related to the law on religion: Head of the Agency for Religion
Local bodies to regulate religion issues have been launched in all country’s regions, according to him.
22 November 2011
Taraz suicide bomber consulted Imam prior to attack
Prior to the attack Taraz suicide bomber consulted Muslim authorities about what would happen to him if he blows himself up against infidels.
14 November 2011