SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore man was jailed for three years after he faked his own death in a civil war shoot-out in Sri Lanka in 1987 to escape his creditors and claim S$331,341 ($243,600) in insurance money, a newspaper reported Saturday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A chief constable who plunged to his death in Snowdonia had been drinking before he was found dead at the bottom of a cliff. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Death and Taxes" is a large representational graph and poster of the federal budget. It contains over 500 programs and departments and almost every program that receives over 200 million dollars annually. The data is straight from the president's 2010 budget request and will be debated, amended, and approved by Congress to begin the fiscal year. All of the item circles are proportional in siz... read full post picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Perth quadriplegic Christian Rossiter has won a landmark legal case giving him the right to starve himself to death, but now says he could yet be talked out of taking his life. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Is the country's largest pet store, Pet Smart chain to blame for the death of a 63-year old father and Vietnam War veteran from Texas? His family thinks so picked by melgesevad 1 year ago

Seeing a Windows blue screen of death is fine, if annoying, if you’re just balancing your checkbook, but what if you see it in more… precarious situations? Like when you’re pumping gas? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"None of us can know the answers for sure until our own time comes, but the few individuals who have their brush with death interrupted by a last-minute reprieve can offer some intriguing insights. Advances in medical science, too, have led to a better understanding of what goes on as the body gives up the ghost." picked by fogowar 2 years ago

The cause of the death of 23 month old from Texas has been confirmed as swine flu a.k.a. H1N1 influenza. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

Bigfoot? Meh. If reports are to be believed, the Mongolian Death Worm is the ultimate animal psycho. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A 52-year-old man who leapt to his death from a freeway overpass left a note asking for Barack Obama to help his family.

This is really sad. :( picked by muppet 1 year ago

Either name is good - MKV means Multiple Kill Vehicle. Is that so as to distinguish it from the Single Kill Vehicle.

Looks like it's main purpose is to hover about 5ft up in the air and kill you to death with guns. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

It was the tradition for many centuries for death masks to be made of monarchs, artists and politicians in the time directly after their demise. Take a look at the many faces of death. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The 17-year-old girl was in charge of taking care of 10 children along with other household chores at the time of the accidental death of a 4-month-old infant. She is sentenced to be beheaded unless an appeal is filed by July 16Th. picked by super 2 years ago

A NEW South Wales woman who claims a frog in her neighbour's pond caused her husband's death fears she may be next. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

First it was the death panels, and then it was the death book, or, as it's also known, the Grim Reader. So it can only be a matter of time before Republicans bring us a new talking point on health care reform; Democrats will turn you and your loved ones into zombies. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

yes, sherry enema death, that wasn't a typo

(not showing the bottle neck, I mean, who knows what's going on there...(?!)) picked by Nicky666 2 years ago

Death and dying are arguably our last taboos

This exhibition features people whose lives are coming to an end. It explores the experiences, hopes and fears of the terminally ill. All of them agreed to be photographed shortly before and immediately after death. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A 32 year-old woman was mauled to death by a captive tiger owned by her boyfriend in western Canada. Reason enough to only date guys who like dogs. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The Miss Israel finalist, the first Druze arab to compete in the pageant, was threatened with death by two uncles and other men from her village who accused her of disgracing the family name with promiscuous behaviour. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

It's official: King Tutankhamun's death was caused by a badly broken and infected leg, refuting murderous theories about the famous Pharaoh's demise 3,300 years ago, according to Egyptian radiologists. picked by teaya21 3 years ago