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Greece is dropping its bid to use international courts to force the UK to return the Parthenon Marbles, ancient cultural treasures taken from Greece two centuries ago.  It’s a radical change in tactics from Greece, three months after the Leftist Syriza government was swept into power.

The Czech Republic stopped Iran from buying a large shipment of sensitive technology that could have been used to further Tehran’s nuclear program.  The Reuters news agency in its exclusive report says Czech authorities were tipped off by the phony paperwork.

Hello, Australia! – Prince Charles really needs a hobby – The US plans to get tough with Beijing over South China Sea expansion – Is Japan’s post-war period ending? – BABY DUCKS! – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Israel reacts to the Vatican’s new treaty with Palestine – More than two dozen are killed in a factory fire – Seven killed in a train wreck, and the US Republicans are doing what? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – What is Tony Abbott up to? – A North Korean official meets a grisly end apparently on the orders of the dear leader – Thousands of migrants are floating in limbo – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

An Amtrak passenger train on America’s East Coast derailed, killing at least five people and injuring scores more.  The #188 was heading north from Washington, DC to New York City and Boston, and met disaster in the middle of its journey near Philadelphia.  Several cars left the track and overturned.

Good Morning, Australia! – Nepal is rocked by a second killer earthquake – A murdered opponent of Vladimir Putin claims Russia lost hundreds of troops in Ukraine’s unrest – Why people will be taking about Vienna’s new street crossing lights around the water cooler – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The White House has pushed back hard on a report that claims that everything we thought we knew about the US raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is wrong.  And instead of turning into an indictment of the US government, the story is now a window on a once-respected investigative journalist who appears lost in a briar patch of conspiracy theories.

Hello, Australia! – One of the Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt is suing the network – Greece warns its cash is disappearing – A surprising social problem grows in South Korea – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – And ends of the world are melting faster than realized – Looks like Julian Assange will be staying put for the time being – A cop is arrested and charged after being caught on video bashing a woman with a brick – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The 17-year old from Greenvale, VIC has appeared in Children’s Court to face two charges of allegedly planning an “imminent” attack.  No bail was requested and none was granted; the boy was remanded into custody.

Hello, Australia! – A predator priest is heading back to prison – The good and bad of a Typhoon – NATO evicts potential Russian spies – How did a New Zealand woman survive a night lost in the bush?  – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – The government drops bad news on Aussies planning families in the future – Castro visits the Pope – Hundreds of migrants apparently aimed for the wrong country – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Happy Mother’s Day, Australia! – A massive storm threaten the Philippines – Former allies hold coolly separate World War II remembrances – Liberia’s Ebola nightmare is over – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Austerity knives already start slashing at help for the disabled in the post-election Tory UK – US feds investigate a racially troubled police department – An X-ray reveals the attempt to smuggle an 8-year old boy in luggage – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hey, remember all that stuff about the UK election being really close?  Yeah, it wasn’t.  The Conservative Party is running away with the biggest share of seats, although maybe not enough to declare a clear majority and form a government on its own.  The big stories are the losers.

Hello, Australia! – A purported leader of the Paris terrorist attacks is nailed by a US drone – Greece defies its European creditors – A Hong Kong superstar takes an surprisingly strong stance on China’s drug laws – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – El Nino’s coming and it’s going to be bad – She thought she had made it to safety – A US court says NSA spying is illegal – Japan is told to face up to its wartime atrocities – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

German police carried out a nationwide series of raids on an extreme right-wing group that was allegedly planning bomb attacks on mosques and housing for alyssum seekers.  Three men ranging in age from 39- to 57-years old, and one 22-year old woman, were taken into custody.

A United Nations tribunal ordered the world body to reinstate the whistle blower who revealed allegations of French peacekeepers sexually abusing children in the Central African Republic.  The UN denies that it covered up the allegations.