Putin makes an early exit from the G20 Summit – The terrorist known as “Jihadi John” is reportedly injured in an airstrike – African countries sign off on a deal to restore civilian rule after a coup – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist seen in videos beheading western hostages may have been wounded in a US-led air strike.  Identified as a British national by his accent and nicknamed “Jihadi John” by the media, the British Foreign Office is investigating reports he was wounded in Fallujah with a group of other IS militants, and taken across the border to Raqqa, Syria for treatment. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin checked out of Brisbane Hilton and is heading back to Russia, the first leader to leave the G20 summit.  Putin said the summit had a “constructive atmosphere”, but the Russian leader came under a lot of pressure from other leaders – especially over the downing of Flight MH17 and Ukraine.  Officially, Putin cited the need to get back home and catch up on his sleep.  Earlier, Putin said he wanted Russia to get back to normal relations with the United States and Europe, and said there is a “good chance of resolution” in the Ukraine conflict.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, US President Barack Obama, and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe held a three-way meeting to demand justice for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine.  Russia denies supplying Moscow-backed rebels with the rocket system that did it, killing 298 people.  Elsewhere on the G20 beat, nations agreed on a target of expanding their economies by a target of 2.1 percent.  And the final communique calls on G20 members to “rationalize and phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies”.

Russian television is all-agog over supposed satellite photos showing the exact moment a fighter jet shot MH17 out of the sky.  Except that the photo shows a Boeing 767.  MH17 was a Boeing 777.  It’s the wrong plane.  The jet doing the alleged shooting also doesn’t look like the Ukrainian Su-25 that Russian conspiracy theorists have previously blamed.  Honestly, it doesn’t even look like a good photoshop.

China refused to allow Hong Kong student protest leaders to even board a plane to Beijing.  The pro-democracy group wanted to go to the capital, and meet with officials about their demand that Beijing allow an open election for Hong Kong leader in 2017.  However, authorities insist that only candidates vetted and approved by the ruling party will be allowed to get on the ballot.  Hong Kong has been rocked by street protests, but Beijing is not budging.

The African Union (AU) is welcoming the agreement reached by Burkina Faso’s military, opposition, and civic groups to restore civilian rule.  The AU condemned the military when it slipped into power earlier this month, following massive civic demonstrations that forced president Blaise Compaore from power after 27-years.  Many in the capital Ouagadougou are skeptical that the military will actually cede power.

OPEC nations Iran and Venezuela are calling on fellow crude producers to either cut output or raise prices.  Oil prices have fallen to below US$79 per barrel on abundant supply and weak demand – that’s a four-year low.  That’s really screwing with Venezuela’s one-horse economy.  Caracas wants to see prices go back up to $100 per barrel.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court issued an extradition request to Colombia for the suspected killer of ruling party lawmaker Robert Serra and his partner Maria Herrera.  Authorities in Colombia arrested suspected assassin Leiver Padilla Mendoza on 2 November.  Venezuela says Padilla Mendoza is the most important out of ten people arrested in the murders of Serra and Herrera because he is the alleged ringleader.

Damascus Drift!  My dosh is on the blue Subaru STi.  Everyone knows that Subbies are faster (and more furious) when they’re blue.