Hello Australia!! - Police capture a suspect who links the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks - The Boss takes a stand against intolerance so insane that it would be funny if really people weren't going to be harmed by it - The Pope either advanced the Catholic Church's attitudes towards families, or offered up weak sauce (depending who you talk with) - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Belgian police say they arrested five suspects in the November terrorist attacks in Paris, but say one of them is likely the "Man in the Hat" caught on CCTV before and after the 22 March bombings in Brussels claimed by the so-called Islamic State.  Mohamed Abrini was linked to Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, but until now hasn't been implicated in the Brussels bombings.  Authorities say 32 people died in last month's attacks in Brussels, and 139 died in Paris last year.

Pope Francis released a document he hopes will pave the way for greater integration of divorced Catholics back into the church.  Observers say it's a step that has the potential to influence the way the Church operates for decades to come.  But critics say it does little to to soften the Vatican's strict views on gay marriage, abortion and contraception.  At more than 250 pages, the Amoris Laetitia ("Joy of Love") priests to respond to their communities without rigidly enforcing church rules. "Each country or region, moreover, can seek solutions better suited to its culture and sensitive to its traditions and local needs," writes Pope Francis.

Bruce Springsteen is cancelling his upcoming concert in North Carolina, after that southern US state's conservative government passed the so-called "Bathroom Bill" which legalizes discrimination against LGBT people and legislates where transgendered are allowed to go to the bathroom.  In a statement, The Boss wrote that The E Street Band "had to show solidarity with those freedom fighters" working to undo the highly discriminatory legislation:  "Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry - which is happening as I write - is one of them.  It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards."  Ticket holders will get refunds.

Saudi Arabian King Salman announced plans for a bridge to span the Red Sea and connect his kingdom with Egypt, Asia with Africa.  Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said the bridge would be named after his benevolent ally, the Saudi king who spent billions of dollars shoring up Egypt's economy after the chaos of the Arab Spring.

Italy has recalled its ambassador to Egypt over the gruesome murder of an Italian student in Cairo.  28-year old Giulio Regeni disappeared in January, and his badly tortured body was found weeks later.  Rights groups suggest Egypt's security forces are responsible for the murder, but Cairo denies it.  Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is promising more action if Egypt continues to stall and come up with contradictory information on the killing.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Greek officials signed the deal his once insurgent Syriza party swore to stop - transferring a majority stake in the country's most important port from the state to China's Cosco shipping giant.  The sale of Piraeus to China is part of orders Athens must follow as part of its third bailout deal with its Troika of creditors:  Greece must privatize Five Billion Euros in assets, despite widespread opposition to this crap.

Cuba's former President Fidel Castro made a rare appearance at a Havana school.  It's the first time the 89-year old revolutionary leader has surfaced in nearly nine months.  Feisty Fidel lectured kids on the legacy of his brother's late wife, Feminist, and founder of the Federation of Cuban Women, Vilma Espin on what would have been her 86th birthday.  This comes on the heels of his 1,500 word essay on the recent historic visit of US President Barack Obama in which Fidel declared, "we don't need the empire to give us any presents."

Have I mentioned that the Kurdish Pershmerga has been one of the most, if not THE most, effective fighting forces against the 18th century backwoods intolerant zealots of the so-called Islamic State?  And that a great many of its fighters are Women?  Well, I have but this is a reminder.