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Police investigate death near Lincoln Memorial

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

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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GMC guidance on assisted suicide

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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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Suicide bombs ruled out by group

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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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Suicide bombs ruled out by group

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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 dies at 57

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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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‘Soul Train’s’ Don Cornelius put one nation under groove

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman.

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Iraq suicide attack kills dozens

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

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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Apple discloses its suppliers

Friday, January 13th, 2012

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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Private Chen’s Family Learns More About Hazing by Fellow G.I.’s

Friday, January 6th, 2012

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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‘Strong case’ for assisted dying

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

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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Baghdad Hit by Suicide Bombing

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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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Fatal bomb blast at Iraq ministry

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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

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Attack kills about 20 Afghan mourners

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

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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Deadly attack on Afghan funeral

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

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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