Hello Australia!! - Is Israel attempting to silence rights groups? - Boko Haram sets out to prove it is still a threat - A major US city is on edge after two police killings  - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Rights campaigners and Israel's opposition are crying foul over a new bill that forces non-profits to disclose foreign funding.  The cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the legislation over accusations the government was trying to muzzle government critics, especially on the Left which tends to rely on donations from European countries.  Pro-government non-profit groups more often are funded by wealthy private donors, who critics note are exempt from the measures under the bill.  The full parliament is likely to approve the bill this week.

Israel is warning Brazil that it could face a diplomatic downgrade if it doesn't accept the ambassador that the Netanyahu government picked for the South American nation.  But Brasilia is not happy with the selection of Dani Dayan, a Jewish settler in the occupied Palestinian territories.  Brazil has long supported Palestinian statehood; and like most world powers, Brazil considers the settlements to be illegal.  But even beyond that, relations have been sketchy for some time:  Last year, Brazil recalled its ambassador in protest of the Gaza war, Israel called Brazil a "diplomatic dwarf", et cetera.  Israel’s previous ambassador, Reda Mansour, left Brasilia last week - and it is not likely that President Dilma Rousseff is going to change her mind about Dayan.

Days after President Muhammadu Buhari stated that the war against Boko Haram all but won, the terrorist group launched an attack on the outskirts of Maiduguri with rocket-propelled grenades and two female suicide bomber.  At least 15 people were killed.  This area is close to the Giwa Barracks military installation, which Boko Haram attacked nearly two years and freed hundreds of detainees.

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan are attempting to resolve the thorny issue of Korean women forced into service in Japanese military-run brothels during World War II.  The talks had been delayed for three and a half years while relations between the two countries soured over this and territorial disputes.  Japan has apologized many times before over the women, but many South Koreans see the statements and past efforts at private compensation as insufficient.

Two families are demanding answers from the Chicago Police Department after cops killed two people at a ridiculously botched domestic call.  In the early morning hours of Boxing Day, cops responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment building about an unruly 19-year old.  Rather than calm the situation, cops shot and killed Quintonio Legrier, an honor student.  But they also shot and killed 55-year old Bettie Jones, a woman in another apartment on another floor who was completely unconnected to the situation with Mr. Legrier.  Officials quickly admitted that the death of Ms. Jones was a tragic mistake.  But it's another flashpoint between Chicago's African American community and its Police Department, which is being investigated by the US Justice Department for violent, deadly, and racially charged incidents.