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The terrorists who ambushed and killed two cops in Las Vegas as the men sat down for lunch were motivated by fringe right-wing politics and hatred for the government and police.  They killed another person before taking their own lives in a manic siege on Sunday a mile away from the famous Vegas Strip.

British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died at age 56.  Audiences first knew him from the 1980s TV show “The Young Ones” in which he played the obnoxious self-styled revolutionary sharing a small house with three equally loony mates who attended the fictional Scumbag College.

Japan's Prime Minister says he wants to resume whaling, despite the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling three months ago that Tokyo's state-sponsored whaling program was not for "research" as advertised, but was for commercial purposes.

Pakistani security forces now say they have restarted the anti-terrorism operation at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, despite earlier claims that the siege was over.  And the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Thousands march for the end of a monarchy – Police get the croc that killed a NT man – Did conservative media cause death threats against the parents of a POW – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko says fighting in the eastern part of his country must end “this week”, and pro-Russian separatists must give up their arms.  Meanwhile, fighting raged around Sloviansk and Torez as the militants continue to hold a number of Ukrainian government buildings.

A man and a woman declaring the start of a “revolution” shot and killed two police officers as the cops were sat down for lunch at a pizza place in Las Vegas.  The couple the stormed a Walmart store and killed one more person before fulfilling what appeared to be a suicide pact.

There will be no relief for commuters in Brazil’s biggest city when they get up and go to work on Monday morning.  Metro transit Workers in Sao Paulo took a vote and decided to stay on strike for another day, keeping the subway closed just four days before 2014 FIFA World Cup is to kick-off in the city.

Heavily armed gunman killed at the very least ten people in a massive and coordinated attack at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan.  Gunshots and explosions raged on throughout the night and commandos are being deployed to retake the airport.

Brazil’s president says World Cup protests have another political goal – A man is missing after a croc attack in Kakadu – Egyptian cops officially get away with murder – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The strike heats up as the clock ticks down on the World Cup – Taunting police on the Internet isn’t a good idea – Italy’s naval forces rescue 2,500 migrants from the sea in just 24 hours – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

An Indian government official is under fire for idiotic statements about the crime of rape following the latest horrific case in which two teenage girls were assaulted and hanged from mango trees.  Describing rape as a “social crime”, he said, “sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong.”  And this guy is an idiot all of the time.

An Australian artist will be released from detention in China – A person with a shotgun attacks an American campus – Obama ruffles kilts in Scotland – You can’t always tell a Gorilla by its cover, or, the importance of reading every memo – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Dreams of a stable North African democracy after the ouster and killing of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi in October 2011 are going up in smoke.  A renegade general is fighting intense battles with Islamists trying to take control of the fragile government in Tripoli.

Sao Paulo was thrown into chaos a week before the kick off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup as subway workers went on strike, causing one of the worst traffic snarls in the history of the Brazilian metropolis.  Bumper to bumper traffic stretched out for more than 200 kilometers.

Egyptian prosecutors are demanding the maximum jail terms for all 20 defendants in the trial of al-Jazeera journalists accused of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood.  Four foreigners, including Aussie Peter Greste, face 15 years in prison, and the 16 Egyptians could be sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez will have to stay in jail through his trial, which is now expected to begin in August.  Lopez is charged with instigating mob violence in anti-government demonstrations that resulted in three people getting killed in February.

A gunman in camouflage shot and killed three police officers on the suburban streets of the far eastern Canadian city of Moncton, New Brunswick.  Two other Mounties were wounded.  The heavily armed shooter was still at large hours after the violent attack.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is hitting back at critics of her country’s preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which begins in a week.  Rousseff insists the tournament will succeed, despite late stadiums and infrastructure as well as the threat of massive street protests.

A music publishing company has lost its bid to get control of lucrative publishing rights to more than 13 songs apparently written by Jamaican Reggae Music legend Bob Marley, but were attributed to Marley’s friends and collaborators.  The list includes one of Bob’s most famous hits, “No Woman, No Cry”.