Hello, Australia! – An Islamic center closes its doors after being linked to the Anzac Day terror plot – More evidence that John Lennon was right and the world is run by maniacs – Japan’s famously earthquake-safe skyscrapers may not be as safe as advertised – Amazing video of a Volcano in Chile – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

An Islamic center in Melbourne’s southeast that is associated with three men charged with terrorism offenses is closing its doors.  Al-Furqan Center in Springvale South complains of “constant harassment, pressure and false accusations” in a statement explaining the decision.  The center and its bookstore had come under intense scrutiny since three young men who attended it, all 18 years old, were charged with terrorism-related offences. 

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is accusing Immigration Minister Peter Dutton of mentally torturing a child by keeping her in detention on Nauru.  The pre-school-aged child suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and the charity Save the Children says the pre-school-aged child is exhibiting sexualized behavior.  “The minister is torturing this little child and I don't use those words lightly,” says Hanson-Young, “We know that the detention has caused these issues for her.  Her mental health has deteriorated.”  Rather than do anything to help a critically distressed 5-year old girl, Dutton is choosing to ignore the advice of experts.  Oh, but he did last out at Hanson-Young, calling her “repugnant”. 

The head of the European Union border agency Frontex says saving the lives of immigrants should not be the priority for EU maritime patrols.  Fabrice Leggeri also doubted new EU pledges to tackle human traffickers and their vessels in Libya.  EU leaders are to meet later today and most are pushing for all the things Fabrice currently believes are not his job. 

Australia and Turkey will share intelligence and information about Australians and others who are traveling to the Middle East to try and join Islamic State and other terrorist groups.  Many of these types go to Turkey, and then cross the southern border in Syria.  PM Abbott announced the plan while in Turkey for the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli this weekend. 

US President Barack Obama disappointed many when he pointedly avoided using the word “genocide” to describe Turkey’s mass murder of Armenians one hundred years ago.  Turkey is a key, if somewhat annoying, NATO ally which the US needs in its perpetual war on terror.  According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “I would not like to hear such a thing from Mr. Obama. And I do not expect such a thing,” he said reiterating his view that the matter ought to be left to historians. 

A leading Japanese rubber company is admitting that the shock absorbers installed in the foundations of 145 skyscrapers are substandard.  Authorities ordered Osaka’s Toyo Tire & Rubber Company to carry out a thorough investigation into all the earthquake damping equipment fitted to more than 200 buildings.  This comes after the firm admitted that employees falsified performance data on the systems before they were installed. 

Chile’s Calbuco volcano blew its top for the first time in decades, sending an ash cloud several kilometers into the sky and prompting the evacuation of 1,500 people.  Residents of the southern city of Puerto Montt are sweeping up after a blanket of ash from the peak.  People are being advised to stay indoors, especially those with breathing problems.  Argentina is downwind and is making preparations for the ashfall when it crosses the southern Andes.