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Good Morning, Australia! – Egypt strikes back after IS beheads 21 – Classes are back in session in Ebola-ravaged Liberia – France criticizes the Israeli PM’s recent remarks – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Italy has now rescued some 2,164 immigrants off the coast of lawless Libya in a major operation spanning the weekend.  But the situation took a frightening new twist as men with Kalashnikov rifles threatened Coast Guard rescuers in the middle of the operation.

There is growing outrage in Turkey over the vicious rape and murder of a 20-year old University Student.  Critics say it’s not just another crime, but rather a festering example of how violence against women has become commonplace in the ten years since the ruling AKP party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took power.

Hello, Australia! – Danish media identify the gunman who shot up a cafe and synagogue – Islamic State kills more than 20-Christian captives – You won’t believe want prompted a teen’s murder spree in gun crazy America – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Copenhagen police kills the suspect allegedly behind two deadly shootings – Fear of terrorism leads a town to call off a centuries-old tradition – Why is Guinea trying to stop people from pulling their kids out of school? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Gunmen attack a “freedom of speech” conference featuring a cartoonist who lampooned the Islamic prophet, one person is dead – Intense fighting precedes the planned beginning of the Ukraine truce – A rare stand in Bangkok against Thailand's military junta – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Argentina’s dead prosecutor scandal heats up and it’s not good for the president – Canadian police are being somewhat obtuse about an alleged mass shooting plot – Boko Haram mounts a cross border attack – Colorado lets the good times roll, and the cash rolls in behind it – You’ve got to hear what a wacky little old lady did in a Florida court – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Egyptian authorities are forbidding the news media from discussing the death of a prominent Left-wing activist who was killed by a shotgun blast fired by riot cops as she carried flowers to Tahrir Square to mark the fourth anniversary of the bygone “Arab Spring”.

Hello, Australia! – Students against the government university plans get pepper sprayed – Ukrainian Parliament Fists of Fury! – The funeral for three slain Muslim students in America is so large it spills outside the local mosque – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A new controversy over intolerance has sprung up around Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who last year apparently wasn’t terribly embarrassed when members of his cabinet turned out to have consorted with known neo-nazis.  This time, a top government advisor on education says the races ought to be kept apart, apartheid-style.

Good Morning, Australia! – There’s a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine – Egypt released the other two Al Jazeera journalists, but for how long? – Catalonia is covered by a toxic chemical cloud – ‘Turns out one can go to prison for “nut rage” – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Greece’s Finance Minister Yaris Varoufakis and international creditors failed to agree on a way to resolve country’s debt crisis and unpopular bailout.  But the two sides said there is still hope for a deal and will try again on next week.

A heart-breaking story from the South Side of Chicago, home of the Jackie Robinson West (JRW) Little League Baseball team that won last year’s US Championship, and just missed the World Championship after losing to Korea.  Officials stripped JRW of its titles because of “dirty dealing” by the adults who ran the program.  Keep in mind that this fall from grace is being shouldered by 10- to 13-year old boys who didn’t do anything wrong.

Hello, Australia! – Leaders are in marathon talks to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine – Turns out that killing three people just might be grounds for divorce – A smoker’s dream is a grower’s nightmare – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Hundreds of migrants are believed drowned in the Mediterranean – The captain of the Costa Concordia is found guilty – Three Muslims are shot dead in the American south – A toucan is getting a new nose – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Authorities arrested and charged two men from Sydney’s west with planning to launch an imminent terrorist attack.  Police say they seized a homemade flag with the logo of Islamic State (IS), as well as a machete and a hunting knife.

Hello, Australia! – The parents of a US woman captured in Syria get their worst fears confirmed – Ukraine Peace talks commence soon – Hey Bob, Jamaica finally legalized it! – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Big news from the world of TV could have huge implications on show business and politics.  Jon Stewart announced he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show, which he transformed from a fake news comedy show, to a necessary source of political and media criticism that still kept things very, very funny.

Good Morning, Australia! – Oz’s “extinction calamity” – The high price of watching Julian – You won’t believe the reason that two 21-year old French women are each about a half million dollars richer – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Hong Kong convicts a woman of severely abusing her maid in a case that gained international attention – Obama talks about arms for Kiev – A redneck judge throws US law into chaos – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs: