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| Olympic champion Bruce Jenner sued for wrongful death in car crash | |  By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Olympic champion and reality television star Bruce Jenner has been sued for wrongful death by relatives of the woman killed in a car crash involving the former athlete on a Malibu highway in February, a Los Angeles court spokeswoman said on Friday. Spokeswoman Kathy Roberts said the 16-page lawsuit was brought by two stepchildren of Kim Howe, who died in the Feb. 7 four-car collision on the Pacific Coast Highway that sheriff's deputies said at the time left five other people injured. Jenner's publicist, Alan Nierob, said of the lawsuit, "At this point we have no knowledge of this, and have no comment." The suit came one week after Jenner declared in a nationally televised interview that he identifies as a woman, becoming the most high-profile American to come out as transgender. The interview was conducted before the Malibu car crash.
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| Gunmen open fire on Mexican Army helicopter, three killed - ministry | | | Armed men shot at a Mexican army helicopter in the western state of Jalisco on Friday, killing three military personnel and injuring 12 others as the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing, the Defense Ministry said. Violence in Jalisco, one of Mexico's most important states economically, has become an increasing problem for President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office pledging to pacify the country following years of brutal drug gang violence. The Jalisco New Generation cartel, which is based in the state, was believed to be behind the attack, according to a government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Violence also flared up on Friday in Jalisco's capital Guadalajara, the second-largest city in Mexico, with vehicles set ablaze in and around the metropolitan area. |
| Myanmar ruling party chief ready to stand as president if called | | | By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of Myanmar's ruling party said on Friday he would stand as national president if nominated, and was willing to cooperate with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or anyone working in the interests of the country. Shwe Mann, the speaker of Myanmar's parliament, also told a Washington think tank his party had "aspirations" to change the military-dominated constitution, but indicated time was running short ahead of November general elections. His Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is comprised largely of former military officers and was created from a social movement set up by the former junta. Asked if would run as president if nominated, Shwe Mann, in Washington to meet U.S. officials and congressional leaders, replied: "Of course, if the USDP nominated me as a presidential candidate, I would be happy to accept." Asked if he would be willing to enter a coalition with National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is barred under the constitution from standing as president because she was married to a foreigner, Shwe Mann said they were "very good friends with each other. |
| North Korea says Japan's New York abduction summit bid to deceive world | | | By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea condemned on Friday plans by Japan to hold a summit in New York on the abduction of Japanese citizens by Pyongyang decades ago, saying the issue had been resolved and accusing Tokyo of escalating a human rights campaign against North Korea. The denouncement of Japan's planned Tuesday summit came a day after North Korean diplomats disrupted dissidents speaking at a U.S. and South Korean panel at the United Nations on human rights abuses in the isolated Asian state. North Korea's U.N. mission said the Japanese summit was part of a campaign "to deceive the people of the world by drawing attention to the so-called 'abduction' and 'human rights' issues of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)." Japan's U.N. mission was not immediately available to comment on North Korea's statement. |
| Six Baltimore cops charged in death of Gray, one with murder | |  By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A Baltimore police officer was charged with murder and five others with lesser charges in the death of a black man who suffered a critical neck injury while riding inside a police van, the city's chief prosecutor said on Friday. Freddie Gray, who died in hospital a week after his arrest on April 12, was in handcuffs and shackles but otherwise was not restrained inside the van, a violation of police department policy, prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said at a news conference. The Maryland state medical examiner had ruled Gray's death a homicide, Mosby said. She said the officers failed to give Gray the medical attention he asked for and that his arrest was unlawful.
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| Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute | |  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi's constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political crisis in the East African state since an ethnically fuelled civil war ended in 2005. Diplomats said Russia and China on Thursday blocked a French-drafted council statement on the situation in Burundi, where there has been almost a week of street protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters, "it's not the business of the Security Council and the U.N. Charter to get involved in constitutional matters of sovereign states." The Burundi constitution and the Arusha peace accord ending ended the civil war limit the president to two terms, but Nkurunziza's supporters say he can run again because his first term, when he was picked by lawmakers, does not count.
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| Italian police battle rioters at start of Milan Expo | |  By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on Friday as violent protests marred the start of the Milan Expo, a global fair the government had hoped would help to put a new face on Italy after years of economic decline. Thick clouds of smoke from burning cars filled parts of central Milan, where groups of protesters, their faces masked against the fumes, threw stones and petrol bombs and faced off against lines of police in riot gear. The confrontation broke out after an opening ceremony at the Expo site where Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hailed the start of a six-month-long showpiece of culture and technology that focussed on the theme of sustainable food production. "I like to think that tomorrow begins today." Instead, the elegant centre of Milan was transformed into a battle ground, with sirens and bangs from flash bombs and firecrackers ringing out against the shouts of protesters.
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| Sexual assault in U.S. military has fallen - Pentagon survey | |  By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sexual assault in the U.S. military declined over the past two years, and studies found that men and women experience the crime in different circumstances, offering new insight into curbing the problem, the Pentagon said in an annual report on Friday. Officials said a 27 percent drop in the prevalence of sexual assault, coupled with an increase in the number of people actually reporting the crime was positive news because it showed Pentagon efforts to fight the problem were bearing fruit. The department's annual report on sexual assault in the military said 6,131 people reported the crime in the 2014 fiscal year, an 11 percent increase over the previous year and a 70 percent jump over 2012. At the same time a survey conducted every two years estimated a total 18,900 military personnel experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2014, down from about 26,000 in 2012, a drop of 27 percent.
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