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Good Morning, Australia! – Islamic State murders a Jordanian pilot in the most heinous fashion yet, but when did it actually happen? – French soldiers are attacked with a machete – The Pope steps up for a social justice hero whom his predecessors feared – Fidel Castro is still not dead – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – One of Peter Greste’s colleagues might soon be freed from prison – The US is considering arming Ukraine against the rebels – Don’t use rodents with sharp teeth to predict the weather – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Mexico allegedly used beatings and torture to extract confessions out of municipal police officers accused in the case of 43 missing student teachers whose disappearances led to mass protests around the country.  At the very least, it suggests the prosecution of these officers is compromised, assuming that the theory of the case is even correct.

Japan is mulling its options in the brave new world created by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent foray in Middle Eastern geopolitics and the reaction of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS), which killed two Japanese hostages and threatened to strike at Japanese nationals wherever they may be.

Good Morning, Australia! – Is Greece getting some traction for its plans to restructure its European debt? – Two new Ebola vaccines come online in Western Africa – Global warming is confirmed by yet another scientific report – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Peter Greste’s search for justice – Ebola researchers report a very encouraging problem – Cops arrest a former Power Ranger on murder charges – One shot, two hits, and the gunman is only three years old.. news from the fringes of gun-crazed America – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Greek Finance Minister and former Sydneysider Yanis Varoufakis is in London on Monday for talks with his British counterpart George Osborne about renegotiating his country’s A$350 Billion bailout.  The Germans vehemently oppose this, but Yanis got some backing elsewhere in Europe.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said his country needs a legal framework to allow members of the Self Defense Forces to engage in rescue missions for Japanese citizens who are in danger overseas.  This comes after the terrorists of Islamic state murdered two Japanese hostages a week apart.

Nigeria’s military has once again claimed to have inflicted huge casualties on Boko Haram after the militants launched a major offensive on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.  In the past, these claims have turned out to be overstated, as the militants turned around and launched devastating assaults on new areas.  And the admission of a former Nigerian official illuminates the true depth of Nigeria’s troubles.

Good Morning, Australia! – Egypt releases Peter Greste and he is coming home – Japan learns the world is a dangerous place – Chile moves to scrap one of the world’s toughest laws against reproductive freedom – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The terrorist group Islamic State (IS) uploaded a video to social media purporting to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.  Rather than ending two weeks of drama, the terrorist known as “Jihadi John” then threatens to strike at more Japanese citizens.

Is Greece’s anti-austerity sentiment spreading? – Ukraine peace talks begin under doubt – You won’t believe what cops did to a teacher who was just walking down the street – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Greece makes it clear to Europe, the old rules will not apply (Europe disagrees) – Dozens are killed in a mosque bombing in Pakistan – Some of the world’s most unique and rare antique books appear to have been lost to a terrible fire – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – A fallen Hip Hop impresario is accused of killing a guy – Have Egyptian militants switched allegiance to Islamic State? – A man with a gun invades the set of the evening news – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The French Presidential election is two years off, but if new opinion polls hold there might be a disturbing shift in the electorate’s tastes.  It shows the leader of the ultra-right National Front (FN) Marine LePen would come in first place.

Paraguay says a German couple who had been ranching in the South American country for three decades were abducted and executed by Left-wing rebels who had earlier demanding that a neighboring farmer pay cash and give food aid to the poor.

Health officials say the West African Ebola Epidemic may have turned a corner – And the news is good enough to get them thinking about finally ending the epidemic, rather than just slowing it down.  That means concentrating on finding sick people to treat, cure, and ensure they don't spread the virus, instead of cleaning up the aftermath.

Good Morning, Australia! – A gas explosion at a hospital kills and injuries dozens – Malaysia formalizes the obvious – Are Nigeria’s neighbors taking the fight against Boko Haram into their own hands? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Afternoon, Australia! – Israel plans to answers Hezbollah’s deadly missile attack – The Philippine economy shows surprising growth – OMG I LOVE THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Just as Washington and Havana seemed to be on the track to ending one of the last vestiges of the Cold War and reestablishing relations, Cuba is reminding the White House of a long-held demand:  President Raul Castro wants the US return the military base at Guantanamo Bay.