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Good Morning, Australia! – Sepp Blatter denies responsibility for the FIFA scandal – Is Putin laying the groundwork for deeper involvement in Ukraine? – A complete idiot finds out the hard way that “Some days the Bear gets you” – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Uganda’s elephant population is doing something that groups in other African nations are not – growing and flourishing.  This success story could provide a blueprint for reversing declines in other countries such as Mozambique, where the number of elephants has been cut in half because of poaching.

The New South Wales Supreme Court has taken control of the A$5 Billion Rinehart family fortune from Gina Rinehart, and handed it to her eldest daughter Bianca.  NSW Supreme Court Justice Paul Brereton ordered Gina to deliver documents and accounts relating to the Rinehart trust to her oldest daughter.

Hello, Australia! – Sepp Blatter promises to clean up FIFA – The US ridicules China’s island building – New concerns Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine – A Horse does what any person would do at his birthday party – Two dozens little Aussies make their home in New York City – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – US Prosecutors allege a decades-long bribery scam in FIFA’s highest ranks – Kurds chalk up new victory against Islamic State while Iraq takes more hits – Did Global Warming cause the killer floods in Texas? – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Under the cover of last year’s war, the militant group Hamas carried out the extrajudicial murders of at least 23 members of the rival Palestinian Authority in Gaza, and acted in concert with Israel to torture dozens of others, including political rivals of the Hamas leadership.

More than a dozen plainclothes security agents raided a posh hotel in Zurich, Switzerland and arrested several top officials of the world soccer organization FIFA, acting on US requests to extradite them to face corruption charges.  They showed up unannounced at the Baur au Lac Hotel, requested room keys from the desk, and went upstairs to round up the FIFA execs.

Hello, Australia! – Fighting alongside terrorists will have consequences, say the PM – China brings down the hammer after a deadly nursing home fire – A dad was bringing his kids to school, when his secret, violent past came knocking – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – China announces an aggressive policy – Doubts over the government’s plans to strip citizenship from suspected terrorists – Nepal is dealing with those who prey on children after the killer earthquakes – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A 21-year old Russian woman is in hospital in a “serious” condition after accidentally shooting herself in the head.  The unnamed woman grabbed the gun and went outside to take a selfie with one hand while holding the weapon in the other.  Apparently, she wasn’t very coordinated.

The Iranian judge presiding over the trial of a Washington Post reporter is closing the preceding to everyone except the defendant and the lawyers.  That means the domestic and foreign media – and even the defendant’s family – won’t be able to monitor what’s happening.

Hello, Australia! – Australia could be soon rid of the “Tampon Tax” – 38 are killed in a nursing home fire – Nigeria pulls back from the brink – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – The US reassures Iraq  after a scathing critique from America’s defense secretary – Criminal charges for the Ebola version of “Weekend at Bernie’s” – The Tigers who really ought to be ashamed of themselves – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Some Aussies are coming home after 50 years – Is Putin setting the stage for a crackdown on rights groups? – A Chinese Internet company boldly goes where no one has gone before – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – The shocking end to “A Beautiful Mind” – Iraqi forces lack “the will to fight” Islamic State, alleges the US – Not the first, but perhaps the best Elephant Selfie – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Ireland makes its choice – Burundi teeters on the brink – A judge fails to cover-up the embarrassing police report on a TV personality and political activist – Video rolls as a murderer chases his intended victim – And TONS more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Will Ireland make history today? – One of the world’s iconic tourist attractions shuts down because of pickpockets – Police reportedly cut down dozens of drug cartel soldiers – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hackers have struck the Internet dating website Adult Friend Finder, and leaked what was supposed to be the highly secret sex lives of some 3.9 million clients onto “darkweb” forums – the secret, hidden portions of the Internet that can’t be accessed through regular search engines and browsers, and where criminal activity flourishes.

Hello, Australia! – A disgusting scandal rocks reality TV’s biggest clan – Ireland is (possibly) poised to make marriage history – South Korea’s Nut Rage lady walks out of prison – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

After rescuing hundreds of women and children from Boko Haram camps in the Sambisa forest, Nigergia’s military has taken them out of the safety of refugee camp out of fear that some of them are still in contact with – and even aiding – the terrorists.