Good Morning Australia!! - It's D-Day in Brazil (D for Dilma) - Nigeria's President zings the UK's Cameron, wants his country's missing billions back - A deadly day as Islamic state bombs killed almost a hundred people in Baghdad - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Brazil's Senate is poised to vote to suspend twice-democratically elected President Dilma Rousseff for six months while she faces trial for alleged accounting irregularities to hide a deficit.  But the process could take hours, as every senator is standing up to make grandiose speeches before the vote takes place.  The unelected replacement is expected to tighten up neo-liberal economic policies, so I guess that says a lot.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has made his reply to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who was caught on an open microphone criticizing Nigeria as "fantastically corrupt":  Instead of an apology, Mr. Buhari would appreciate the return of stolen Nigerian assets held in British banks.  Which could be billions of dollars (or pounds).  Touche.  Speaking in London in advance of PM Cameron's anti-corruption summit on Thursday, President Buhari acknowledged that corruption is endemic in his country, and welcomed the UK's past help in recovering stolen assets.  The anti-corruption watchdog group criticized PM Cameron and accused the UK of being part of the problem by "providing a safe haven for corrupt assets" at home and in its overseas territories.

The UK for some reason is raising the terror threat level from dissident Irish Republicans in England, Scotland, and Wales.  Without providing much evidence, officials claim that groups such as the "New IRA" had gained new abilities to build bombs and rocket launchers, and were scoping out possible targets.  The last such attack in England was more than 15 years ago.

More than 90 people died in three bombing attacks around Baghdad, including one in the predominantly Shiite Sadr City section of the capital that killed 64 people.  Islamic State claimed responsibility for all three attacks.  Angry survivors in Sadr City blamed the gridlocked government for failing to protect them.

Human Rights Watch says Turkish border guards are still killing and abusing Syrian asylum seekers at its southern border, and is urging the Turkish government to investigate excesses by the border guards.  "While senior Turkish officials claim they are welcoming Syrian refugees with open borders and open arms, their border guards are killing and beating them,” said HRW's Gerry Simpson in a release.  "Firing at traumatized men, women, and children fleeing fighting and indiscriminate warfare is truly appalling," he added.  During March and April, victims and witnesses accuse Turkish border guards of killing five people including a child, and seriously injuring 14 others.

A German restaurant is reopening after death threats made by supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over its "Erdogan Burger".  The offending sandwich will remain on the menu at Cologne's "Urban Burgery" (and yeah, I had to reread that, too).  Joerg Tiemann says he installed security cameras after the threats.  Erdogan (who once had his balls kicked by a horse) is suing a German comedian who read a satirical poem about the notoriously thin-skinned and perpetually butthurt Turkish autocrat.

Germany will annul the criminal convictions of LGBT people under anti-Gay laws from 1946 to 1969 when homosexuality was decriminalized.  People convicted during the nazi era were pardoned in 2002.  But the anti-Gay laws were on the books since the 19th century, made worse by the nazis, and applied zealously after Germany lost the war.  Justice Minister Heiko Maas also plans to create a "right to compensation" for people who faced hardships because of the old rules.

Italy's Parliament has backed same-sex unions, making it the last Western democracy to recognize such partnerships.  The bill approved by legislators is not the greatest: It's not marriage equality, an oath of loyalty was dropped to make it seem less like marriage, and LGBT partners still won't be able to adopt the other's biological children.  But it establishes many important new rights, such as allowing couples to take each other's names, and receive deceased partner's pension.  Even the bill's sponsors admit it's just "a first step".

Great news, after a backing off for a couple of years Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing macho stuff again!