US Olympic Medalist Commits Suicide
U.S. Winter Olympics medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the 29-year-old Peterson called Monday night to tell them where he...
View ArticleFormer Yankees Pitcher Found Dead
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been found dead of an apparent suicide in California at age 42. A county sheriff said his body was found Wednesday at his home in the wealthy Los...
View ArticleSouth Korea Has Highest Suicide Rate in OECD
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). South Korean news reports say about 15,500 people in South Korea...
View ArticleWife of Stockholm Suicide Bomber Arrested in Britain
British police have revealed that the wife of a suicide bomber who targeted Christmas shoppers in Sweden last year has been arrested on suspicion of making preparations for a terrorist attack. Police...
View ArticleSouth Korean Banker Jumps to Death Amid Probe
Police say the head of a major South Korean savings bank jumped to his death Friday in an apparent suicide, amid an investigation into investment and lending irregularities. Authorities say Chung...
View ArticleGreece Mourns Suicide of Pensioner Hit by Austerity Cuts
A Greek pensioner who shot himself to death on Athens' main square this week said he took his life because the government's financial austerity measures left him virtually penniless. The retired...
View Article3 Dead, 4 Wounded in China Demolition Protest Bombing
China says three people have been killed and four others seriously wounded in an apparent suicide bombing, when a woman protesting the government-ordered demolition of her house detonated explosives at...
View ArticleStudy: Many Young People in India Committing Suicide
A new study finds that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young people in India, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. The study, published Friday in the British health...
View ArticleStudy: Female Owners of Cats More Prone to Suicide
Researchers have found that women who own cats have an increased risk of suicide and mental health problems due to a common parasite found in their pet's litter bins. A study found that women infected...
View ArticleSerbian Ambassador to NATO Commits Suicide
Reports say Serbia's ambassador to NATO committed suicide Tuesday by jumping to his death from an airport parking garage in Brussels. Officials say Branislav Milinkovic was laughing and chatting with a...
View ArticleUS Olympic Medalist Commits Suicide
U.S. Winter Olympics medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the 29-year-old Peterson called Monday night to tell them where he...
View ArticleFormer Yankees Pitcher Found Dead
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been found dead of an apparent suicide in California at age 42. A county sheriff said his body was found Wednesday at his home in the wealthy Los...
View ArticleSouth Korea Has Highest Suicide Rate in OECD
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). South Korean news reports say about 15,500 people in South Korea...
View ArticleWife of Stockholm Suicide Bomber Arrested in Britain
British police have revealed that the wife of a suicide bomber who targeted Christmas shoppers in Sweden last year has been arrested on suspicion of making preparations for a terrorist attack. Police...
View ArticleSouth Korean Banker Jumps to Death Amid Probe
Police say the head of a major South Korean savings bank jumped to his death Friday in an apparent suicide, amid an investigation into investment and lending irregularities. Authorities say Chung...
View ArticleGreece Mourns Suicide of Pensioner Hit by Austerity Cuts
A Greek pensioner who shot himself to death on Athens' main square this week said he took his life because the government's financial austerity measures left him virtually penniless. The retired...
View Article3 Dead, 4 Wounded in China Demolition Protest Bombing
China says three people have been killed and four others seriously wounded in an apparent suicide bombing, when a woman protesting the government-ordered demolition of her house detonated explosives at...
View ArticleStudy: Many Young People in India Committing Suicide
A new study finds that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young people in India, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. The study, published Friday in the British health...
View ArticleStudy: Female Owners of Cats More Prone to Suicide
Researchers have found that women who own cats have an increased risk of suicide and mental health problems due to a common parasite found in their pet's litter bins. A study found that women infected...
View ArticleSerbian Ambassador to NATO Commits Suicide
Reports say Serbia's ambassador to NATO committed suicide Tuesday by jumping to his death from an airport parking garage in Brussels. Officials say Branislav Milinkovic was laughing and chatting with a...
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