Hello Australia!! - Scandal may have turned the tied of South African politics - A Belgian cop shoots an apparent terrorist in a machete attack - Iran hangs a hero? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

South Africa's ruling African National Congress claimed a narrow victory in last week's elections, but President Jacob Zuma's brave face in accepting the results couldn't conceal the fact he didn't even secure a win in his own home village.  Nor did the ANC win in Nelson Mandela Bay, named for the party's greatest hero.  And for the first time, the ANC lost control of South Africa's capital Pretoria.  The opposition Democratic Alliance scooped up the the rising black middle class in most urban areas, as more South Africans grow weary of the corruption scandals enveloping the party that once stood for the country's liberation from apartheid.

A man with a machete hacked at two female police officers outside the police headquarters in Charleroi, Belgium; A third officer quickly opened fire, mortally wounding the suspect.  "Initial indications clearly point towards terrorism," Prime Minister Charles Michel told the local news media.  Witnesses said the suspect yelled, "Allahu Akbar!" which is Arabic for "Good is Great" during the attack.  The condition of the wounded officers isn't clear, but they are said to be "out of danger".  Last March, terrorists killed 32 people in an attack in the capital and the international airport in Belgium; many of the killers from the Paris terrorist attacks were based out of Belgium.

There's so indication of terrorism in a terrible fire that killed 13 people in a bar in the French city of Rouen.  A server reportedly tripped while carrying a birthday cake to a party in the basement of the Cuba Libre bar; and the candles and sparklers ignited soundproofing material on the ceiling.  People were quickly overcome by the toxic gas and couldn't escape the fire. 

Iran has executed a nuclear scientist who was once the subject of much international intrigue.  His mother says Shahram Amiri's body had been returned to their hometown with rope marks around his neck  Mr. Amiri disappeared while attending the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in 2009; he later turned up in the US, claiming to have been kidnapped and drugged by the CIA, which the US spy agency denies.  Amiri returned to Tehran to a hero's welcome in 2010, but was jailed in Iran by 2015.

Japan is protesting to Beijing after a fleet of Chinese ships sailed close to Japanese-controlled waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.  The phalanx of boats included fishing ships and coastguard vessels, and at least three appeared to be armed according to Tokyo.  Japan has possessed the islands for more than a century, but China claims them based on a siting in some ancient text. 

The leader of Argentina's "Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo" group has agreed to give testimony to authorities in a corruption investigation.  87-year old Hebe de Bonafini initially refused to cooperate with authorities in the probe that appears to vindictively target friends of former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.  The "Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo" reunites families with the children of dissident families kidnapped by Argentina's right-wing dictatorship in the 1970s and '80s.

The first Gold Medal of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio was claimed by a teenage American girl:  19-year old Ginny Thrasher set an Olympic record of 208.0 in the 10-meter air rifle event, upsetting the heavily favored Chinese who won Silver and Bronze.  But, come on.. Americans and Guns?  Should've expected it.  Vietnam's Hoang Xuan Vinh won his country's first gold medal in the men’s 10 meter air pistol.  

Australia's Taylor Worth, Alec Potts and Ryan Tyack won Bronze in the Archery Team Event.  Good on ya, guys!  

French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a horrific leg break while performing in the vault at the Rio Olympics - warning, the video is gruesome, and copyrighted - so the IOC might block it before you click.  Who knows.  But if you're not prepared, you are likely to revisit something you ate a few hours ago.