Cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. But pipe and cigar smokers are still much more likely to get lung cancer than non smokers. They are also much more likely to get cancer of the mouth or lip. In the past, lung cancer has been more common in men than women.
The Staggering Death Toll of Mexicoâs Drug War. Over the course of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the number of civilian deaths has been staggering. In Afghanistan, more than 26,000 civilians are estimated to have died since the war began in 2001. In Iraq, conservative tallies place the number of civilians killed at roughly 160,500 since the U.S. invasion in 2003. Others have put the total closer to 500,000.
1 Feb 11th 11 people are killed after a grenade was tossed into a movie theatre in Peshawar, Pakistan. 2  Feb 11th 77 people are killed after a military transport plane crashes in Algeria.  Feb 11th Peace talks resume in Geneva as leaders attempt to bring an end to the civil war in Syria.