By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Wonder Woman's reign as a United Nations honorary ambassador comes to an end this week, the U.N. said on Monday, in an unexpected departure less than two months after appointment of the scantily clad, curvaceous comic book character sparked outcries of protest. Plans had called for use of Wonder Woman in an empowerment campaign for women and girls into 2017, according to the comic book's publisher, but the character's role is ending on Friday, a U.N. spokesman said. Appointment on Oct. 21 of the comic superhero as U.N. honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality, especially to appeal to young people, sparked heavy criticism that the choice sent the wrong messages.
