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| 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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| Clashes in Maldives as protesters call for ex-president's release | | | By Daniel Bosley and Tom Miles MALE/GENEVA (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in the Maldives on Friday after thousands of supporters of the tropical archipelago's jailed former president took to the streets to call for his release. A crowd of more than 10,000 people had gathered earlier on Friday, before marching through the streets chanting "Free Nasheed". The protest was the largest since Nasheed was imprisoned in March for his role in ordering the arrest of a judge in a trial the United Nations has said was highly flawed and politically motivated. "People have poured out in record numbers to demand President Nasheed's release." The Maldives, an Indian Ocean archipelago of fewer than 400,000 people, is increasingly polarised between Nasheed's supporters and those backing President Abdulla Yameen. |
| Burundi president warns of "severe sanctions" against protesters | | | By Edmund Blair and Patrick Nduwimana BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza warned on Friday of tough measures against those staging protests against his decision to seek a third term, a move opponents say violates the constitution and endangers a peace deal. Urging protesters to stay off the streets, Nkurunziza said the demonstrations were illegal and announced a new judiciary commission would investigate the "insurrectional movement". The U.N. said it was alarmed by reports intelligence and security agencies had used live ammunition during protests. |
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