Hello, Australia! – Indonesia presents its case against alleged Australian bribes to smugglers – China elbows its neighbors aside – “Top Gear” has a new host – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Indonesian police displayed stacks of US One Hundred Dollar bills that the Australian Navy and Customs allegedly paid the captain and crew of a smuggling boat to betray their asylum-seeking passengers.  The captain of the boat appeared at the media briefing, explaining that he asked for money for himself and his crew.  The Australians responded with six grand for the captain, US$5,000 each for the crewmembers – on the condition they give up human trafficking.  “According to our law this is bribery.  This is illegal,” said Endang Sunjaya, the head of Indonesian regional police.  “We will let the international community decide what should be the punishment for it.”

South Korea’s death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak is now 20.  Eight more cases have been confirmed, bringing the total infections to 162.  Almost all of them are confined to hospitals or some contact with the health care industry.  The spread is being blamed in part on “doctor shopping” – South Korean healthcare and insurance is so affordable that patients frequently talk to two or three or more physicians before settling on a primary care doctor to take care of their ailment.  But in this case, they appear to have spread a disease for which this is no vaccination or cure.

Six people were hurt when the ceiling caved in at a theater in the Philippines.  A leak in the air conditioning system caused water to pour through the suspended ceiling, which eventually gave away at the Ayala Center Cebu Cinema 5 in Cebu City. 

Vietnam is accusing China of attacking its fishermen in three separate incidents over the past week in the South China Sea.  In two of the confrontations, the Chinese military forced the fishers to give up their catches and equipment.  This comes as China has become increasingly assertive in pressing what its neighbors consider to be specious claims to the South China Sea.

Some nationalist and far-right members of the European Parliament are banding together to push their xenophobic mutual agenda.  Marine Le Pen of France’s National Front party will lead 35 other MEPs, including notorious hair pile Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, Italy’s Northern League, Australia Freedom Party, and other malcontent parties that have been accused of intolerance and bigotry in the past.  Surprisingly, Greece’s Golden Dawn nazi scum and Hungary’s Jobbik anti-Semites have been excluded.  Apparently, there are some lines that even Marine Le Pen won't cross.

Brazilian prosecutors are calling for a halt to the eviction of at least 2,000 families living in what’s to become the new Belo Monte Dam.  The prosecutors say the developers have broken numerous agreements on the relocation of residents, mostly from indigenous groups in the Amazon Basin.

China says Mount Everest moved three centimeters in the killer earthquakes in Nepal a few weeks ago.  But the mountain’s height has not changed.

Japan is lowering the voting age to 18 years old.  The move adds 2,4 million more people to voting rolls, assuming young people can be persuaded to vote for some of the crusty old fossils that typically run in Japanese elections.  The changes will take effect before next year’s Upper House vote.

The Foo Fighters have cancelled their Glastonbury gig so leader Dave Grohl can recuperate from surgery on his broken led.  Dates in Belgium, London, and Scotland are also off.  Grohl fell off the stage at a show in Sweden over the weekend.  He finished that gig in a leg brace and wheelchair.

The BBC says London radio personality Chris Evans will take over hosting “Top Gear”, now that Clarkson, Hammond, and May are gone for good.  Evans is an automobile aficionado who says, “I promise I will do everything I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward.”  According to the profile on Fairfax, he’s also a capable of being an even bigger pain in the arse than Clarkson – so, good luck BBC!