District police on Sunday morning were investigating a death in a park near the Lincoln Memorial that officials believe was a suicide. U.S. Park Police were initially handling the investigation after a U.S. Park Service employee made an emergency call early Sunday. Park police handed the investigation over to District police just before 10 a.m., D.C. police spokesman Officer A. Clay said. Read full article > >

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Police investigate death near Lincoln Memorial

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

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A group of men decided against becoming suicide bombers because they wanted a “long-term future” as terrorists, a court is told.

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A group of men decided against becoming suicide bombers because they wanted a “long-term future” as terrorists, a court is told.

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Artist Mike Kelley, known for his found-object assemblages and musical performance art, passed away in Los Angeles of an apparent suicide at the age of 57 on Wednesday, an associate of the artist confirmed to ArtInfo . Read full article > >

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The news Wednesday morning that Don Cornelius , the iconic host and founder of “Soul Train” — a.k.a. “the hippest trip in America” — had died, apparently by his own hand, at first brought shock and disbelief. Then a sustained round of going back in the day. Read full article > >

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53 Shia Pilgrims Killed in Iraq

At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in the Iraqi city of Basra, Iraqi police and security sources say.

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For the first time in the company’s history, Apple has publicly disclosed its list of suppliers. The firm lists 156 companies, many of which are not in the United States. Apple has been criticized in the past for the working conditions in its supplier factories — conditions highlighted by worker suicides at one Foxconn factory and an explosion at another, as well as a recent explosion at another supplier factory, Pegatron. Read full article > >

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Army officials detailed the slurs and mistreatment directed at Danny Chen, whose suicide in Afghanistan led the military to bring charges against eight members of his battalion.

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There is a “strong case” for allowing assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill in England and Wales, a group of experts says.

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A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint in front of the Interior Ministry on Monday morning, after a political crisis and a wave of deadly bombings just days ago.

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Baghdad Hit by Suicide Bombing

At least five people are killed in a suicide car bomb attack outside Iraq’s interior ministry in Baghdad.

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Fatal bomb blast at Iraq ministry

A suicide bomber targeted a funeral procession Sunday in the northeastern Afghan city of Taloqan, killing about 20 people, police said.

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Attack kills about 20 Afghan mourners

At least 15 people die in a suicide attack on a funeral procession in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, officials say.

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