Greek suicides

The story of a 54-year-old woman, who Thursday morning attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the old fortifications in the town of Iraklion on the Greek island of Crete, has shocked the local community. The Greek woman was a...

Suicides in Greece, which used to have the lowest rate in Europe, are rising rapidly and coincide with crushing austerity measures that have driven 20 percent of the population into poverty. Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias, on a request from...