An Australian artist will be released from detention in China – A person with a shotgun attacks an American campus – Obama ruffles kilts in Scotland – You can’t always tell a Gorilla by its cover, or, the importance of reading every memo – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

China will deport prominent Australian artist Guo Jian, after holding him in custody for 15 days.  Guo’s detention followed a profile on him that appeared in the Financial Times newspaper.  It was part of an overall pattern of detaining artists, activists, and intellectuals before the 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, when Guo was a student protester in 1989. 

A gunman opened fire on a college campus in Seattle, killing one person and leaving three people wounded.  A student security guard tackled the suspect and doused him with pepper spray while he was reloading his shotgun.  Seattle Pacific University remained locked down for hours while cops sorted out the crime scene and escorted students off campus.

Schools stayed closed and people were urged to stay indoors in Moncton, New Brunswick in Canada, as police hunted for the 24-year old gunman who murdered three cops a day earlier.  Friends say a string of failed jobs plus an obsession with guns preceded Justin Bourque’s rampage.  He was spotted three times on Thursday, but has so far eluded police.

Quebec has adopted a right-to-die bill, although the Canadian government has signaled it might challenge the legislation.  Patients would have to repeatedly ask a doctor to end their lives on the basis of unbearable physical or psychological suffering.  They would have to be deemed mentally sound at the time of the requests.  Assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal under Canada's Criminal Code.

US President Barack Obama has weighed in on Scotland’s independence drive, saying that the United States has a deep interest in ensuring the UK remains “strong, robust and united”.  Obama’s opposition to Scottish independence closes months of speculation about the US’ position, due mostly because US diplomats refused to comment on the matter.  Although, COME ON, the US and UK are the closest of allies – it’s not like one would support the break up of the other.  Not since 1812, anyway.

Israel is approving the planning and construction of nearly 1,500 new housing units in Palestinian areas of Jerusalem.  And it’s apparently out of spite for the new Palestinian Unity government that brings Hamas back into the fold after a long separation from authorities in the West Bank.  Israel’s housing minister Uri Ariel says the new settlements are “an appropriate Zionist response to the establishment of the Palestinian terror government.”  He forgot to say, “Nyaaah!”

China’s crackdown on Islamist separatists in far western Xinjiang province saw the convictions of 81 people on charges ranging from murder to arson.  Nine were sentenced to death.  The separatists from the Uighur ethnic group resent the domination of the Han Chinese in the area, and have staged several deadly attacks this year.  And as the 81 were sent off to prison, another 29 “terror suspects” were arrested.

The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile is calling on China to end “repressive policies”.  Lobsang Sangay blames China for the self-immolation deaths of 130 Tibetans who set themselves alight in protests.  Sangay and Tibetan Buddhist leader his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama are urging China to agree to talks for a “middle way” that would create an autonomous situation for Tibet within the Chinese constitution.

This must have been a really, really good gorilla suit.  Perhaps the veterinarian at the Loro Parque Zoo in Spain’s Canary Islands missed a memo earlier this week before he used his dart gun to tranquilize what he thought was an escaped gorilla wandering the Zoo grounds.  But he shot a coworker in a gorilla suit, who was taking part in a drill to prepare employees for an actual animal escape.  The fake gorilla took a dose of tranquilizers meant for a real gorilla, and was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.  Unfortunately, Loro Parque has a reputation for being less than safe for workers and animals.

Just to repeat it, YES – The veterinarian mistook a guy in a gorilla suit for a real gorilla.