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Sunday shaped up to be the worst day of the nearly two-week Gaza Conflict:  At least 87 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks, including several women and children.  And Hamas managed to kill 13 Israeli soldiers while claiming that it has taken one prisoner.

Worldwide fury mounts against Vladimir Putin over the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine – Tony Abbott says “Russia can’t wash its hands of this” – Why doesn’t France doesn’t want our toxic waste? – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Drunken militants interfere with the investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine – Prime Minister Abbott labels the plane crash “a crime” – Israel says it has located so-called “terrorist tunnels” in Gaza, but the number of refugees skyrockets – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon showed his frustration with Israel for failing to do more to stop Palestinian civilian deaths in Gaza.  Ban is particularly upset over the well-publicized deaths of four little Palestinians boys killed while playing soccer on a beach.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott if suspicions that a Russian surface-to-air missile took down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine are confirmed, then Russia will be held responsible.  27 Australians were among the 298 people killed in the crash.

Nigeria’s President wants lots of money for a task at which he has shown no results – Mexico reviews its scrutiny of a house of horrors – Microsoft is slashing jobs – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Thousands of Israeli soldiers launched a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip.  It’s the long-expected escalation of Israel’s military operation that aims to destroy Hamas’ weapons arsenal and tunnel network that infiltrate Israel's territory.  Several deaths and injuries are already reported.

It is feared that among the 298 people killed in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine are some of the best and brightest in the fight against AIDS and HIV.  The flight was shot down while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, where many would have caught connecting flights to Australia for the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne.

A surface-to-air missile struck a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over strife-torn eastern Ukraine, downing the flight near the eastern border with Russia in an area controlled by pro-Moscow separatists.  It’s believed 27 Australians were on board.

Moscow police are questioning a man in the road rage attack on an elderly man.  It was caught on video, thanks to the fact that most Russian drivers have installed dashboard cameras in their cars to protect themselves from hit and run crashes, insurance fraud, and crooked cops.

The Carbon Tax is no more – The new numbers show Ebola in West Africa is spreading out of control – France takes the battle against hate speech very seriously – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

US President Barack Obama announced a new round of sanctions that target some of Russia’s most-important financial, energy and defense industries, because of Russia's involvement in the Ukraine Crisis.  These sanctions go even further than those agreed to by the European Union that block new development loans to Russia and threaten to target more Russian individuals.

A team of Russian scientists is investigating a mystery in one of the country’s most isolated northernmost regions.  It’s a giant crater – 100 meters wide – that opened up in a peninsula whose name translates as “the end of the earth”.

A Dutch court is holding the Netherlands liable for the deaths of more than 300 Bosnian Muslims at the hands of the Serbians in Europe’s worst atrocity since the end of World War II – The Srebrenica Massacre during the Balkans war in 1995.

Israel will suspend its aerial attacks on suspected Hamas targets in northern Gaza at the request of the United Nations, in order to allow humanitarian aid to get in to the embattled population.  The UN said it’s asking the same of the militant groups in Gaza.

China began withdrawing a massive oilrig away from the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and waters claimed by Vietnam and far south of China’s International Maritime Border.  The move significantly ratchets down tensions in the region.

An Australian soldier dies in New Zealand – Nigeria’s President double crosses Malala – Pope Francis speaks up for migrant children – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Federal and State police in the western state of Michoacan, Mexico raided a group home and rescued 458 children who were forced to beg for money and suffered sexual abuse while being against their will in filthy conditions.

Israel resumed airstrikes on Gaza, and is now warning 100,000 residents of northern Gaza to leave their homes by Wednesday morning, signaling a possible massive military strike.  This comes after the armed wing of Hamas refused to abide by the Egyptian truce initiative and began launching rockets at Israeli territory.

British Prime Minister David Cameron reshuffled his cabinet, less than a year before national elections that polls show the Tories are not guaranteed to win.  Despite long friendships with some of those demoted, Cameron is replacing familiar Tory faces that might be considered too “male, pale, and stale”.