Filled with despair at her poverty-stricken life in a shack, an 11-year-old girl wrote in a diary how she wished for new shoes and jobs for her parents – then slipped a rope around her neck and hanged herself. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The bodies of the 46-year-old man and the children, ages 5 and 6, were found Thursday, just hours after the girls' mother had dropped them off for a visit, police said. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

A woman pierced her skin with giant fish hooks and hung herself from the ceiling of a boutique in Paris on Thursday in a radical protest at the threat of extinction facing the world's sharks. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A teenager killed himself after he was dumped by text message. Jamie Gaylor, who had already split up six times from Grace Denne, was heartbroken when she told him the relationship was finally over. The 17-year-old went on a drinking session after which he was found hanged beside a lake. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rigali goes to where the flock hangs out to talk about his experiences. His topic was neither sin nor salvation, but rather his three decades in Rome, working for the three popes he came to know well as their English-language translator. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

The medal - a small golden cross that hangs on a black, red and yellow ribbon decorated with oak leaves - is the first official honoring of German soldiers' bravery since WWII.
Hmmm... picked by suckersklub 5 months ago

Pakistanis fearful of militant attacks voted Monday for a new parliament in a key step toward democracy after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf, whose political survival hangs in the balance. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The boy lived with his grandparents. The family friend said Kareem was alone with his grandfather when the accident took place. The boy had asked if he could watch a professional wrestling show on TV and went upstairs to play. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Made from 100% solid steel scraps, intercepted on the way to be recycled. The Marionette hangs from a halogen ceiling light fixture, and so he has his own spotlight wherever he goes. He is not painted at all, rather, the color comes from a heat treatment, which provides a subtle variation between various shades of gray, brown, silver, and blue. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

My kids watch go, Diego, go! Not any more. picked by craziesean 2 years ago

Taliban militants hung a teenager in southern Afghanistan because he had U.S. money in his pocket. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has discussed his recommendation that a 911 dispatcher be fired for gross neglect of duty after he hung up on a woman as her boyfriend attacked her.

ya think?? picked by jhordie 1 year ago

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A man was recovering in a Vancouver-area hospital after an attempt to film a mock hanging as a stunt accidentally became the real thing, police said on Thursday. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

While police officers continue their search for the man who stole beer from a supermarket, they are still shaking their heads at the actions of a bold clerk who jumped on the hood of the thief's car and rode several blocks before retrieving the stolen merchandise picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

thought it was a prank picked by JoshSF49 12 months ago

Mubashar Ali, 9, hanged himself, while re-enacting Hussein's hanging with the help of elder sister. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Nicolasa, a Peruvian feline, enjoys catching the big waves with surfing buddy.

More here picked by sUeBe 2 years ago

Seclusion rooms, sometimes called time-out rooms, are used across the nation, generally for special needs children. School records do not indicate why Jonathan King was repeatedly confined to the concrete room or what, if any, positive outcome was expected. picked by RowanGrey 12 months ago

Birds are driving subway trains, a giant chrysalis hangs inside a train compartment and mutant cockroaches seem to breathe their last in disgust at a cleaner Moscow underground. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Sarah Palin gets painted in full, and there's nothing conservative about it

Bruce Elliott said his daughter, who does a good impression of the Alaska governor, served as model. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago