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Sparkman case: Police investigating suicide-insurance link

The investigation into Bill Sparkman's death is still ongoing, however, Kentucky state police are said to be investigating whether Sparkman might have killed himself in order for his family to get his insurance.
Nov 17, 2009 by  Stephanie Dearing in Crime

Suicide prevention groups condemn recent episode of 'The Office'

The comedy, a huge hit for NBC, recently came under fire from suicide prevention advocates regarding some of its antics from the special Halloween episode.
Nov 8, 2009 by  Alisa Driscoll in Entertainment - 1 comment

Suicide and the elderly

Death by suicide is very high among those over the age of 65 and increases as people get older. There is a big increase in suicides after a person reaches 85.
Nov 8, 2009 by  Cynthia Trowbridge in Health - 21 comments

12 killed in Pakistan bomb blast

A suicide bomb attack has been carried out in Peshawar, Pakistan. It is estimated that 12 people have been killed and more than 30 were injured from the explosion.
Nov 8, 2009 by  Jane Fazackarley in World

U.S. Army shrink captured after killing 12, wounding 31 Special

A U.S. Army psychiatrist, Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan is in custody after 12 were shot and 31 wounded at the base at Fort Hood, in Texas. Two Facebook pages are now asking how he should be punished. But did Hasan post a blog calling suicide bombings heroic?
Nov 5, 2009 by  Salim Jiwa in Crime - 14 comments

Elderly couple found dead after sending suicide letter to BBC

A couple in their eighties from Berkshire, UK, have been found dead in their Newbury home, police confirm, after a joint suicide note is sent to the BBC.
Nov 3, 2009 by  Gemma Fox in World - 4 comments

60 people arrested over suicide bombings in Iraq

At least 60 people working for the security forces in Iraq have been detained in connection with the suicide bombings which tore through Baghdad on Sunday. Eleven of those arrested all held senior posts.
Oct 29, 2009 by  Jane Fazackarley in World

Professor Watches Helplessly as Student Commits Suicide

A graduate student at the Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona has reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a handgun during a conversation with a professor.
Oct 26, 2009 by  B. Thomas Cooper in Crime - 1 comment

Halloween Dummy Too Realistic

Everybody loves Halloween. Kids in costumes and candy; haunted houses and hayrides; ghouls and goblins; outhouses overturned, eggs and other pranks.
Oct 25, 2009 by  Bob Gordon in Crime - 1 comment

Iran blames U.S., U.K. and Pakistan for suicide bombing

After a suicide bomb attack in Sistan-Baluchistan province in Southeast Iran that killed six commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and 37 other people, the U.S. the U.K. and Pakistan have all been accused of complicity in the bombing.
Oct 18, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World

Quebec Specialists In Favour of Euthanasia

A new survey shows Specialists in Quebec are in favour of euthanasia. Assisted suicide is more common than the public realizes.
Oct 18, 2009 by  Maaja Wentz in Health

Several Top Iranian Commanders Killed in Suicide Bombing in Iran

According to reports by AP, the BBC and FOX News, at least twenty people, including five senior commanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, have been killed in a suicide bombing in southeastern Iran. The regime is blaming the Sunni group Jundallah.
Oct 18, 2009 by  Johnny Simpson in World - 3 comments

Opinion: ADHD medication causing suicide issues in 5 year olds

ADHD, a controversy in its own right, has just had some fuel added to the flames by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration. At least 30 kids had “psychotic episodes”. 827 children have had severe reactions to the drugs in the last three years.
Oct 12, 2009 by  Paul Wallis in Health - 8 comments

Car Bomb Outside Indian Embassy in Kabul Kills at Least 17

A suicide car bomber struck outside the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens more.
Oct 8, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World - 1 comment

Exploding Terrorists Could Be Latest Airline Threat From al-Qaeda

There's a new type of suicide bomber and this model isn't easy to detect. The latest threat to travelers in Europe and North America are suicide bombers who place the explosives inside their bodies.
Oct 7, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in World - 1 comment

Wave of staff suicides leads to French execs resignation

Twenty-four employees at France Telecom have committed suicide since early 2008. The company's second-in-command, Louis-Piere Wenes, submitted his resignation after "mounting criticism" over the handling of the employee suicides and attempted suicides.
Oct 5, 2009 by  Kay Mathews in Business

Six mourners killed by suicide bomber at funeral in Iraq

In the Western Iraq region, a suicide bomber struck at a funeral, killing six people and injuring another 16. Reports indicate the suicide bomber was a man in his twenties. The blast took place in a tent in the Anbar Province of Haditha.
Oct 5, 2009 by  Ashmeet Kaur Saluja in Crime - 1 comment

David Dewees, popular Toronto teacher, commits suicide

Students at Toronto's Jarvis Collegiate are reeling with the news that one of their teachers killed himself this past weekend after being charged with sex-related offenses.
Oct 5, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Education - 4 comments

Bomb attack in Pakistan strikes UN building

A bomb has exploded in Islamabad, Pakistan. The attack is thought to have been carried out by a suicide bomber targeting the building belonging to the United Nations' World Food Programme.
Oct 5, 2009 by  Jane Fazackarley in World

Terrorist networks, narcotics groups increasingly aligned

A disturbing trend is emerging in information sharing among major terrorist organizations and narcotics groups. "They are one part terrorist organization and are becoming one part global drug trafficking cartel," says one expert.
Sep 30, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Crime - 3 comments
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