The real cost of the Iraq war
American military doctors are reporting that the number of suicides in the US army rose by 80% after the US launched the war on Iraq.
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Crippling debt pushes some Pakistanis to suicide
Suicide linked to poverty is commonplace in Pakistan and since the mid-1990s, some 150 000 small farmers have committed suicide in neighbouring India.
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SA 'too much' for its children
Experts are linking the high suicide rate among school pupils in South Africa to the increasing number of orphaned children.
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Probe confirms suicide of Chile's Salvador Allende
Experts studying the remains of Salvador Allende concluded the former president committed suicide.
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Suicide jump from world's tallest building
An unidentified Asian man jumped to his death on Tuesday from the 147th floor of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.
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Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile
A would-be suicide jumper in New York was still alive after landing in a giant heap of uncollected garbage.
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Suicide suspected in quizmaster's death
The death of South Africa's Weakest Link quizmaster Fiona Coyne, 45, was suspected to be a suicide, a family spokesperson has said.
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It runs in the blood
News that Nicholas Hughes, the son of Sylvia Plath, killed himself is shocking -- but, asks Ian Sample, does it suggest that suicide is hereditary?
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