Good Morning Australia! - A Reporter and Photographer are murdered live on TV - Europe seems to be having a hard time coming to grips with the refugee crisis - Thailand puts on a show to try and prove its cooperating with international anti-poaching efforts - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

In violent America, people turning on the morning news in Roanoke, Virginia watched as a reporter and photographer were shot and killed in the middle of their live shot (Warning: Disturbing Video).  The shooter was a former reporter at the same TV station who had been sacked over behavioral issues two years ago.  24-year old reporter Allison Marks and 25-year old photographer Adam Ward were dead at the scene, a live shot with a local chamber of commerce official who was injured.  41-year old Vester Williams, who used to go by the name Bryce Williams on the air, later uploaded video of the murders from his point of view (Warning: Extremely Graphic and Disturbing Video - watch at your own discretion).  As police closed in on him, he crashed his car and shot himself in the head, dying in hospital.

To the cheers of courtroom observers, a judge sentenced the convicted Colorado Theater gunman to twelve life terms plus 3,318 years in prison - the maximum possible sentence.  The judge then instructed bailiffs to get the prisoner out of his courtroom.  On 20 July 2012, a heavily-armed James Holmes walked into a midnight screening of a Batman film, tossed two explosive cannisters, and opened fire at people trying to escape, killing twelve people and injuring 70 more.  Earlier this month, a jury could not come to a unanimous decision on the death penalty for Holmes, meaning that the life sentence was inevitable.

Crewmembers of a Swedish rescue ship helped 439 survivors off of a refugee boat in the Mediterranean Sea; but when they cut through the deck, they found the bodies of about 50 people in the cargo hold.  Swedish coast guard spokesman Mattias Lindholm said the victims probably died of asphyxiation.  Italy's coast guard made a similarly grisley discovery earlier this month.  European officials now say the refugee crisis - which has seen come 250,000 Middle Eastern and African refugees cross the sea so far this year - is "beyond urgent".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging Germans to take a stand against xenophobia.  She made her comments while visiting a refugee center bear Dresden, while far-right demonstrators yelled "traitor" and other epithets at her.  It comes a day after the arson attack that destroyed a school build that had been converted into temporary housing for refugees.  Merkel says she will have no tolerance for anti-immigrant violence.

Colombians  who were living in Venezuela are bailing out in droves, as the border crisis intensifies between the South American neighbors.  Some 1,000 people crossed back over after Caracas threatened to deport undocumented Colombians.  Venezuelan President Nic Maduro cranked up security because of last week's clashes with border smugglers.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has finally signed a peace deal with rebels - after the UN threatened to slap him and his country with economic and weapons sanctions.  The rebels signed the deal a week ago, but Kiir claimed to have "reservations" about the agreement.  It ends 20 months of civil war that displaced 2.2 million people, and cost thousands of lives.  Rebel leader Riek Machar is now clear to return as vice-president.

Thai police destroyed two tons of seized ivory, the military government's attempt to avoid possible economic sanctions over its perceived failure to tackle the illicit trade.  "This event shows the international community that Thailand intends to tackle the illegal ivory trade," said Nipol Chotiban, head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.  The haul included tusks from some 200 unnecessarily slaughtered African Elephants, as well as ivory trinkets and other crap.