Two Queenslanders are charged in an alleged terrorist recruiting scheme – The Philippines proposes a Muslim homeland – “Jaws” is dead – And much more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

One of the two Queensland men arrested at an Islamic center has been charged with recruiting jihadis for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.  21-year old Agim Kruezi made his first appearance in court along with 31-year old Omar Succarieh, the older brother of Abu Asma al Australi, suspected of being the first Australian suicide bomber in the Syrian War.  Kruezi was also charged with possession of a .22 caliber automatic weapon.

Cops arrested 35 people in Ferguson, Missouri, the town where a white police officer shot and killed African American teen Michael Brown in a stop for jaywalking.  Demonstrators planned to block a highway in protest, police had already gotten wind of their plans and blocked them.  Officer Darren Wilson has yet to be arrested for the murder of Michael Brown.

The commissioner of American’s National Football League (NFL) Roger Goodell is now facing calls to step down after revelations that the league had been since April in possession of a video that shows ex-player Ray Rice punching his wife in the face on an elevator.  Goodell earlier claimed that no one had seen the shocking video that was leaked to the gossip site TMZ this week.  Rice was given a two game suspension earlier in the saga – but when the video came out, he was fired by his team.

Israel has ordered criminal probes into its recent military operation in the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli shelling that killed four Palestinian kids on 16 July, and an airstrike on a UN school in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza on 24 July.  In all, the military prosecutor’s office is looking into 44 alleged abuses by Israeli forces in the Gaza War.  It’s separate from the probes launched by the UN Human Rights Council.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is asking lawmakers to approve legislation creating a predominantly Muslim autonomous region in the country south, to end a 40-year civil war with Muslim rebels that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions.  The “Bangsamoro” region would recruit its own cops – rather than be policed by officers from the Catholic majority in the north – and generate its own tax revenue from natural resources.

A truck cuts across the path of a motorcyclist in Brazil, forcing the rider to dump his bike and slide underneath.

Three bus drivers and Paraguay have been nailed to crucifixes and one even had his lips sewn shut to protest what they say was their unfair dismissals.  If it seems macabre and over the top, there’s a reason – it’s worked before.  Last year, a group of drivers staged a similar protest and got their jobs back after weeks nailed to crosses.

Toronto, Canada’s crack-smoking Mayor Rob Ford is in hospital after being diagnosed with a tumor.  He had complained of abdominal pain for months.  Ford is standing for reelection on 27 October, despite his history of crack-smoking, public drunkenness, and inflammatory and often ridiculous statements.  The city council stripped him of just about all of his power because of his antics.

Actor Shia LeBeouf will avoid jail or probation with a deal to plead guilty to disorderly conduct at a Broadway play in June.  The judge ordered him to undergo at least three months of alcoholism counseling.  A sullen, glowering LeBeouf made no comment as he walked out of the courtroom in New York City. 

One of Hollywood’s nicest guys is dead.  Seven foot tall actor Richard Kiel played sullen, glowering bad guys such as Jaws, the nemesis of Roger Moore’s James Bond, but in reality was a friendly, gregarious bloke.  The 74-year old broke his leg last week and was admitted to hospital.  It’s not known if there’s a connection between the broken leg and Kiel’s death.