Iraq is pushing Islamic State back – The destruction of ancient artifacts is called a “War Crime” – An accused rapist is dragged from his jail cell and killed by a mob – MH370 will be found, says a Malaysian official – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Giant Panda is caught on CCTV wandering around a town in southwest China, pretty far from the animal’s usual habitat.

Iraqi forces have driven Islamic State (IS) militants out of the town of al-Baghdadi, and out of al-Dour which is a stop on the way to retaking Tikrit.  US Central Command says the Iraqis were abe to move under “precise and effective” air strikes by the US-led coalition.  As the Iraqis take back village after village, IS is holding onto Tikrit utilizing a strategy of suicide attacks and roadside bombs that hav so far kept the advancing government troops at bay.

Islamic State’s destruction of the ancient archeological site of Nimrud is a “War Crime”, according to the UN’s cultural organization.  Militants reportedly bulldozed artifacts dating back 3500 years to the ancient civilization that existed around Mesopotamia.  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Irina Bokova says, “We cannot remain silent.  The deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime.  I call on all political and religious leaders in the region to stand up and remind everyone that there is absolutely no political or religious justification for the destruction of humanity’s cultural heritage.”

Tanzania police arrested 32 witchdoctors in a crackdown against the ritual killing of Albinos.  This follows the abduction and butchering of an Albino toddler whose limbs were hacked off apparently for witchdoctors to use talismans.  Another four-year old Albino girl is still missing.  On Thursday, four people were sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of an Albino woman in the same area.  Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete is vowing to stamp out a practice that he terms an “ongoing evil” which brings shame on the country.

Brazil’s Supreme Court approved an investigation into an alleged kickback scheme at the state-owned oil company Petrobras.  Prosecutors maintain it involved dozens of politicians who took payments from private firms to facilitate lucrative oil contracts.  President Dilma Rousseff has been completely cleared of any involvement in the scheme, but many targets of the investigation are from her ruling party.

A mob stormed the jailed in Dimapur, India, pulled an accused rapist out of his cell, and paraded him through the streets where people viciously beat and eventually lynched him (WARNING – Disturbing Video).  It’s not clear on how the mob was able to overcome armed police officers, or why cops weren’t able to restore order until after the man was dead.  The top police official for Nagaland State suggested police didn’t want to fire shots because there were uniformed school children in the crowd.

A Palestinian man rammed his car into a crowd in Jerusalem, injuring six Israeli police officers.  The driver tried to stab people before he was shot and wounded by a security guard.  It happened at the same crossing as a similar attack last year.

Malaysia’s transport minister says he is confident the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 will be found in the Indian Ocean.  Near the one-year anniversary of the presumed disaster, Liow Tiong Lai insisted his government was not concealing any information about the flight.  239 people including several Australians were on board that flight which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014.