Hello Australia!! - Wow, not a good time to be an ex-leader charged with corruption - A clearly-marked journalist is killed in Gaza - A van plows into a crowd sitting outside a touristy cafe - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Police are not ruling out a deliberate attack after a van plowed into a crowd in Germany, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.  This happened in the Old Town section of Munster in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a cosmopolitan area with lots of tourist traffic.  The van struck people sitting in the outdoor section of the Grosser Kiepenkerl restaurant, and the driver shot himself to death.  But unlike past terrorist attacks, the driver was a middle aged German nation with a history of psychological problems, and investigators don't believe that jihadism is part of it.

A bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada killed 14 members of a junior hockey team, aged 16 through 21 years old.  Three people were also seriously injured.  The Humboldt Broncos were on their way to a play-off game when the crash occurred.

Brazil's former President Lula says he will comply with a court decision to send him to prison, although he insists he did nothing wrong and his conviction was political.  72-year old Luis Inacio Lula da Silva had delayed surrendering after was convicted of corruption based on the testimony of one witness and sentenced to twelve years.  The conservative coup government of Brazil effectively removed Lula as a threat in the upcoming election, as he was polling far ahead of the rest of the candidates.  Lula's first two terms in office saw the elimination of extreme poverty as well as more jobs, education, and healthcare for lower income people.  The coup government that kicked out his political heir Dilma Rousseff is undoing most of those advances as well as environmental protections.  So, the government there seems to be clear ulterior motives, unlike the next two stories.

South African prosecutors charged former president Jacob Zuma with 16 counts of corruption including fraud and money laundering linked to a 1990s arms deal.  The charges had been dropped in 2009 before he ran for president, but his own African National Congress party withdrew support and forces him out of office in February after years of corruption allegations.  A co-defendant was convicted and sentenced in 2005.  Zuma claims innocence.

Former South Korean president Park Guen-hye will appeal the 24 year prison term given to her for influence peddling and other coercion.  The court also fined her US$17 Million.  "We cannot help but sternly hold her accountable," said Judge Kim Se-yoon who noted Ms. Park showed no sign of repentance, especially since she boycotted most of the proceedings.  The case revolved around Park and an accomplice taking money from South Korea's giant and dynastic "Chaebol" corporations like Samsung and Lotte buying special favors like so many princes and princesses.

Vatican police have arrested a priest and former diplomat for possessing child pornography probe.  Monsignor Carlo Cappella once worked as a diplomat at the Vatican's embassy in Washington.  US investigators informed the Holy See of a potential problem last year.  He was recalled back to the Vatican last year and charges were filed after an investigation.  Cappella faces up to twelve years in jail.

Israel says it will investigate the shooting death of a Palestinian journalist.   Multiple sources and photographic evidence confirms that Yasser Murtaja was cut down by a IDF sniper (graphic video) even though he was wearing a vest identifying him as a journalist - that vest was placed in his coffin when he was buried on Saturday.  Mr. Murtaja was one of nine Palestinians killed by Israeli forces that day.  He was covering a massive protest along Gaza's border with Israel of people demanding to be allowed to return to their ancestral lands.