Hello Australia! - The US is silent about why it banned a bunch of Muslim kids from traveling to Southern California theme parks - A Polish legend goes to bat for democracy, again - Argentina's leadership spat is still hilarious - Watch out for crashing drones - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

US officials barred a Disney-bound British Muslim family from getting on a plane at Gatwick, and the case is kicking up a lot of dust.  Mohammad Zahid Mahmood - who lectures about the dangers of jihadism - and his brother were traveling with eleven children, and had passed all security checks.  He says officials gave him no reason why the group was grounded.  Their local MP Stella Creasy from Walthamstow is asking PM David Cameron to challenge the US for mistreating a regular family on holiday.  And in the US, the case is drawing disgust because it comes after racist, xenophobic assclown presidential candidate Donald Trump called for banning all Muslims from entering America.  As for the US government- silence.

A French terror suspect jailed for allegedly decapitating his boss has killed himself in prison.  Prosecutors regarded 35-year old Yassin Salhi as a terrorism suspect, but he said he was motivated by a dispute with his employer.  Last June, Salhi rammed his van into the gas plant where he worked near Paris and attacked his boss.

Human Rights Watch is accusing the Nigerian military of killing 300 Shiites Muslims earlier this month and dumping the bodies in mass graves, without the permission of the families of the victims.  This happened as the military went to clear roads in the town of Zaria, which local Shiites closed off for a religious procession.  Nigeria's military denies that anything even happened - but campaigners don't believe it.  "At best it was a brutal overreaction and at worst it was a planned attack on the minority Shia group," said HRW's  Africa director Daniel Bekele.  Iran, which considers itself the leader of the Shiite world, is demanding protection for people in Zaria from the military. 

Look how close this crashing drone comes to four-time defending overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher during an Alpine slalom race in Italy on Tuesday.  The International Ski Federation (FIS) quickly announced that it will ban camera drones from its World Cup races.  On his Instagram account, Hirscher jokes about "heavy air traffic in Italy"; but he later acknowledged, "This can never happen again.  This can be a serious injury."

Polish hero Lech Walesa is warning that the democracy that he fought so hard for is at risk after the country’s right-wing governing party passed laws to weaken the power of the constitutional court.  Walesa led the Solidarity Union in the 1980s which chipped away at the pro-Moscow Communist government's absolute rule and became Poland's first freely elected President for five years.  Warsaw and other cities have seen several protests over the ruling (and ironically named) Law and Justice party's new law, which raises the bar on the court's ability to stop or slow anti-Democratic "reforms".

Spain's Socialist Party will not support any government that keeps conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in office, throwing the ruling Popular Party's attempt to stay in power in doubt.  The PP won last weekend's elections, but fell far short of a majority and may have trouble forging a coalition with junior parties.  On the other hand, the Socialists say they will form a government with the second- and third-place finishers, the upstart Podemos and Ciudadanos respectively should the PP fail.

Argentina's new president Mauricio Macri has opened a new Twitter account, after former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) refused to give up the one she used.  CFK's account now describes itself as a "Twitter tribute" to the presidencies of Ms. Fernandez and her late husband, Nestor Kirchner who served in the role before her.  It's the latest row between the two, who really, really do not like each other.  CFK boycotted Macri's inauguration. 

Meanwhile, Workers hit the streets in Buenos Aires to demand Christmas Bonuses after Macri's lifting of common sense currency controls made the country's Peso plummet, leaving less buying power in the people's pockets just in time for the holiday.  Conservative economics don't work for the working folks.

Seriously, it's Christmas Eve.  Who hasn't started shopping yet?