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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced a new citizen-driven process to create a new constitution will begin in September.  The goal is to forge a new document to replace the moldy old rag left behind by the fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1981.

Hello, Australia! – Australia is recalling the ambassador to Indonesia over the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran – Nigeria purports to rescue hundreds of women from Boko Haram – Baltimore is holding on – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Time runs out for most of the Bali Nine – Some Australians missing in Nepal are turning up safe – Obama condemns the civil unrest in Baltimore – Baltimore’s new Mother of the Year stops her little corner of the riot – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – It could be down to hours for to Australians on Indonesia’s death row – Nepal grows increasingly desperate – Baltimore burns – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

“Deru kugi wa utareru,” is the famous Japanese phrase that is often translated to English as, “the nail that sticks up gets hammered down”.  It may also explain how and why the conservative government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is silencing the media in Japan.

Good Morning, Australia! – Youths riot in an American city after the funeral of a young man killed by police – The Nepal earthquake death roll increases – A big change in Greece’s plan to renegotiate its debt – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A former defense attorney for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran claims Indonesian judges demanded bribes of more than A$130,000 to forego capital punishment and sentence the two Australians to prison terms of fewer than 20-years.  As it happens, the two are scheduled to be executed tomorrow.

Good Day, Australia! – Fears for Australians missing or marooned in Nepal, after 2,500 were killed in a massive earthquake – A diplomat claims the fighting in Yemen could have been stopped – Let it go, Princess Elsa; you’ve been replaced on the list of biggest films of all time – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A massive earthquake at the top of the world kills hundreds, Australians are missing in the chaos – Indonesia sets the execution date for two Australians – Turkey’s Erdogan slams nations recognizing Armenian genocide – A President answers a Message on a Mango – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A legendary Olympian is making a dramatic change – The Chilean volcano causes flight troubles and buries towns in ash – The world marks Anzac day – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A group of Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler’s comedy-western “The Ridiculous Six” in a row over a script that they say repeatedly insulted native women and elders and grossly misrepresented Apache culture.

It’s been a fifth day of protests in Baltimore, Maryland on America’s east coast, after the death of a 25-year old African-American man who was horribly injured in the custody of police.  This time, demonstrators blocked rush hour traffic, and there were scuffles with police.

Hello, Australia! – It’s back down to a matter of days for the Bali Nine – Calls for an International Criminal Court investigation into South Africa’s anti-foreigner violence – Does the specter of child slavery really sell diamonds? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning Australia!  Two western hostages are killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan – Iran backs down from a possible confrontation with the US – Argentina’s spymaster flees the country – How to rescue an Elephant – And a lot more in your Careerspot Morning News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – An Islamic center closes its doors after being linked to the Anzac Day terror plot – More evidence that John Lennon was right and the world is run by maniacs – Japan’s famously earthquake-safe skyscrapers may not be as safe as advertised – Amazing video of a Volcano in Chile – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Here's the news you missed while the server was misbehaving:  French police bust an alleged terrorist plot to attack a church– Japanese police investigate a radioactive drone helicopter that landed on the Prime Minister’s roof – A pothead troubleshoots his computer, taking the phrase way too literally – It turns out that dogs aren’t very good drivers at all – And much more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Sometime in the near future, you might check your Twitter account and notice that something is missing, something is wonderfully missing – trolls.  Twitter announced policy changes that the company hopes will limit abuse on its social network.

Hong Kong officials have released details of long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city's next leader.  The plan offers no concessions to pro-democracy activists who led massive protests in the city last year.

Hello, Australia! – The US investigates the cops who broke a man’s back before he died – A former Auschwitz guard admits he is “morally” guilty – WWJS (Who Would Jesus Shoot)? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – The leader of Islamic State is reportedly wounded – A stunning rise in immigrant deaths in the perilous Mediterranean Sea – They murdered her mum in Bali, and got how much prison time?  Really? – And much more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs: