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Good Morning, Australia! – Japan’s Crown Prince sends one over the Prime Minister’s bow – Germany prosecutes a death camp medic – The PLO gets the bill for its actions against civilians – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is proposing a crackdown on citizenship and immigration laws as part of the fight on terrorism.  Politically bruised and battered in recent weeks, Abbott is seeking to take the pressure off of him and put the onus on immigrants and preachers.

Hello Australia! – Jerusalem’s two-fisted mayor stops a terrorist – A leading Islamic cleric says something’s got to change – The Jaguar is getting some help in the face of human encroachment – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Just when you think Boko Haram couldn’t go any lower – A bomb disrupts a rally in an eastern Ukraine city previously untouched by fighting – Greece reveals its hand – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Greece’s PM warns the country has not yet won “the war” – Russians denounce Ukraine “fascist coup” – China and India bicker over disputed territory – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

So, what did Greece get out of this? – A residential skyscraper burns – Britain races to stop three teens before they can join Islamic State – A big breakthrough in detecting Ebola – Red Pandas and Baby Goats! – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hang in there, Queensland and Northern Territory!  As Australia gets battered by Cyclones on two coasts… – Stunning allegations against the mayor of Venezuela’s capital – Germany and Greece are back to the staredown – Indian riflemen kill a man-eating tiger – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The traditionally chummy relations between the United States and Israel hit a new low this week, with the White House hitting out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for leaking secrets with the intent of undermining US efforts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran.

Ignoring diplomatic protests by nations lining the South China Sea, Beijing is pressing ahead with plans to project its naval and air powers into the region more quickly than governments expected.  Reclamation work to turn six reefs into islands is going so well, the Chinese have started work on a seventh.

Good Morning, Australia! – A sinister message might awaken European officials to the crisis on the southern frontier – Is your computer spying on your banking transactions?  Yeah, maybe – Weird showbiz news – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Thailand’s military junta has charged ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with official negligence over a rice subsidy plan.  The coup plotters already used this as the pretext to impeach the last democratically-elected leader of Thailand, and ban her from politics for five years.

Hello, Australia! – Former Guantanamo inmate David Hicks wins his appeal – Obama insists the West is not at war with Islam – The search for a missing albino baby ends terribly – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

What was planned to be a silent march by prosecutors calling for answers in the death of a colleague grew by leaps and bounds into tens of thousands of Argentineans demanding an independent judiciary.  It took place a month after state prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head.

Good Morning, Australia! – Dozens of people are killed at a funeral, but who was the target of the attack? – Ukrainian troops flee a besieged eastern town – The crippled Fukushima nuclear site gets an updated report card – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The drought in Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo is quickly reaching crisis proportions.  In public, officials are talking about drastic water rationing in a city where many residents are already dealing with sporadic service.  In private, the situation is much more grim.

Hello, Australia! – Greece and its European creditors dig in their heels – Haiti cancels Carnival after the disaster that killed at least 16 – Chileans back the Prsident’s moves on easing restrictions on women’s reproductive rights – You won't believe the cops' reaction after a 92-year old driver causes havoc at the food store – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

As Argentina prepares for a protest march of the mysterious death of a prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who accused the government of a cover up in the country’s worst terrorist attack.  And the same time, the Foreign Minister is cautioning the United States and Israel not to meddle in Argentina’s internal affairs.

Good Morning, Australia! – A powerline disaster at a Carnival parade results in several deaths – Police hunt the woman who tried to choke a toddler – Are you getting ready to look for a job today, and wondering, “Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten that snake tattooed on my face”?  Well, we have good news for you! – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Ukraine’s new ceasefire is in danger of collapsing, as Russian-backed separatists continue their assault of a strategic town in the east, apparently taking control of the only road that government troops could use as a supply line.  Neither side has begun withdraw heavy weaponry, as specified in the ceasefire agreed to last Sunday.

Talks broke down as Greece’s European creditors issued an ultimatum: Agree by Friday to continue with a bailout program or risk the funding that the country needs to avoid a default.  Greek Finance Minster Yanis Varoufakis called that “absurd” and “unacceptable”.