Hello Australia!! - The jury gets the case of the cop who shot Justine - The long-unseen head of Islamic State resurfaces - Sri Lanka's latest reaction to the Easter Sunday bombings - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The case of the Minneapolis cop who shot and killed former Sydney resident Justine Ruszczyk Damond has gone to the jury.  Fired police officer Mohamad Noor's attorney said Justine was caught up in "a perfect storm" of events but Noor "acted as he was trained".  Prosecutors said Noor was responsible for "a tragic event of his own making".  Ms. Ruszczyk Damond was a dual US-Australia citizen who had called police to report a possible rape in the alley behind her home; Noor was one of the officers responding, for whatever reason panicking and opening fire when she approached the cops in their vehicle.  The jury is sequestered until it reaches a verdict.

The family of the 19-year old accused of killing one person and wounding three at a San Diego-area Synagogue has denounced the attack as "part of the history of evil" perpetrated on Jewish people.  They say John Earnest was "raised in family, a faith, and a community that all rejected hate" and it is "a terrifying mystery to us" how he came to embrace such virulent anti-Semitism, as expressed in his internet manifesto. 

The leader of the so-called Islamic State is alive and well, and apparently transitioning the group away from his group's crippling losses and towards more terrorist attacks.  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi features in a new video and audio recording posted to jihadist Internet pages in which he discusses current events like the Easter Sunday Bombings in Sri Lanka, which he says was revenge for IS's final defeat in the Syrian Civil War.  Sri Lanka says that the bombings were carried out with the assistance of IS.  Once a member of Saddam Hussein's military in Iraq, al-Baghdadi has been reported killed many times.  This his first verifiable appearance since 2014.

Sri Lanka is banning face coverings in public, without specifically naming the niqab and burka - which are mainly worn by Muslim women.  It's the latest security measure put in place after the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people and injured 500 more.  The bombers caught on video so far have been men in western clothes and rucksacks.  About ten percent of Sri Lanka's population are Muslims, and few wear the all-covering clothing.

The death toll from Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique is 38 lives lost.  The storm slammed into the southeastern African nation last week, a month after Cyclone Idai caused widespread death and destruction leaving more than 900 dead across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.  Forecasters say Kenneth will actually dump more rain on the area than Idai. 

John Singleton, director of "Boyz 'n the Hood" and "2Fast 2Furious" among many others, is dead at age 51 following a massive stroke two weeks ago.  He checked himself in to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after experiencing weakness in his leg, and has been in a medically-induced coma since 17 April.  "John Singleton left an indelible mark on the world through his masterful artistry and uncompromising humanity," read a statement from his talent agency ICM, "He was a visionary filmmaker and social commentator who created a path for a new generation of filmmaker, many of whom he mentored, in a way they never saw possible."

Thousands protested the sacking of the Czech Republic's justice minister, who was supposed to decide on possible criminal charges against the Prime Minister over alleged fraud involving European Union funds.  The PM denies the allegations.