The co-pilot who apparently crashed the Germanwings Flight in the Alps hid a serious problem from his employer – Italy’s highest court clears an American in a notorious murder case – Saudi bombs in Yemen aren’t working – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Mystery still surrounds the motive of Germanwings Flight 9525 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who authorities say deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps killing 150 people including two Australians.  But we now know for sure he should not have been flying.  Investigators found doctors notes excusing him from work on several days, including the day of the crash – they were torn up and inside a bin in his apartment near Dusseldorf.  Documents containing medical information that “indicates an existing disease and appropriate medical treatment” were also found.  None of this was disclosed to his employers or colleagues at the Lufthansa subsidiary.

The Dusseldorf University Hospital released a statement confirming that Andreas Lubitz visited the hospital last month and earlier in March.  The hospital denied previous media reports that the co-pilot was suffering from depression, but said Lubitz was being evaluated.  His medical records are now in the hands of the Dusseldorf prosecutor.

Two days before the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, Andreas Lubitz purchased two Audi cars from his local dealer.  These are being reported as luxury sport cars; one was for him and the other was for his girlfriend, and there lies the trouble.  The owner of a pizzeria that Lubitz and his girlfriend frequented says she hadn’t seen the couple together for a couple of months.  Seriously, someone tell me this wasn’t an atrocity inspired by girlfriend problems.

In other news, Italy’s Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of American Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in the 2007 murder of their flatmate UK student Meredith Kercher.  They’re both free and clear, this is the final word on the case that’s gone back and forth between convictions and acquittals for years.  The court’s reasoning will be made available in 90-days, but critics have long held the original case was a sick, sad joke of botched evidence presented by a screwball local prosecutor with a history of accusing people of Satanism.

Despite Saudi-led bombing raids, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels are advancing in Yemen.  The Houthi and allied army units seized the port of Shaqra, which is 100 kilometers east of Aden.  But, “The operation will continue as long as there is a need for it to continue,” said Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri.

Al Shabaab militants with guns and grenades stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least ten people and wounding several more.  Among the dead is the Somali ambassador to Switzerland.  US-trained Somali Special Forces were able to take back most of the facility.

Nigeria’s military claims that it has driven Boko Haram out of the town it was using as its home base, Gwoza, routing the Islamist militant group from practically all of the territory it controlled over the six years of the insurgency.  And by a totally unplanned coincidence, the announcement came before Saturday’s Presidential election. 

At least ten Hindu pilgrims were killed in a human stampede during a religious bathing ritual in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.  Cops say 700 officers were on duty to maintain order; some of those participating in the ritual say that wasn’t enough.

At least two people are missing after that massive fire and building collapse in New York City.  The collapse was caught on video recorded by the FDNY.