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India’s new PM takes office – The Pope promises “zero tolerance” for abusive priests – El hombre los gordos de Mexico has passed away, so did one of the last Cold Warriors – Zoo babies with a caveat – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Ukraine’s new leader is on the offensive.  President-elect Petro Poroshenko is supporting the military launching air strikes on pro-Russian separatists in the east who crossed a red line and tried to retake control of the airport at Donetsk.

French President Francois Hollande – reeling off of this weekend’s embarrassing defeat in the European Parliament elections at the hands of a party once considered racist and extreme – went on TV to make an urgent appeal for reform of what he called the “remote” and “incomprehensible” European Union.

Sierra Leone’s health ministry says four people in the West African country have died because of Ebola.  It’s the first time in the current outbreak that any fatalities have been charted outside of Guinea, where the virus has killed more than 145 people.

The Nigerian military says it knows the location of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram six weeks ago.  But they will not disclose the location, nor will they for now attempt a rescue.

A deadly fire sends billows of smoke through a bus station in South Korea – China dramatically escalates East China Sea tensions – After 400 years, a Spanish town is learning some much needed sensitivity – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Thailand’s coup leaders are getting the royal endorsement as they tighten their grip on the capital Bangkok.  Some political leaders including ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra have been released from military custody, but the king says coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha is the head of state.

Two members of the Japanese “Idol” group AKB48 and a male employee who leapt to their defense are recovering after emergency surgery.  They were shaking hands at a meet and greet with fans when a 24-year old man whipped out a hand saw and hacked at the girls, until he was taken down by security.

Subcommandante Marcos, the masked, mysterious leader of the Zapatista Rebels of southern Mexico is stepping down after 20-years.  He citied vague “internal changes” but denied a shift in the group’s Leftist ideology or illness had anything to with the decision.

Pope Francis is refusing to play favorites on the second day of his visit to the Holy Land.  But the lasting image of this trip might be the unscheduled stop to pray at the ugly, graffiti-covered wall that separates Jews from Palestinians and Bethlehem from Jerusalem – abhorred by Palestinians as a manifestation of Israeli oppression.

Billionaire “chocolate king” Petro Poroshenko claimed the Ukrainian presidency with an emphatic election victory on Sunday.  He now has the unenviable task of somehow leading the nation out of crisis, quell pro-Russian separatists in the east, and steer the economy towards closer cooperation with Europe.

Voters in 21 of the European Union's 28 nations voted on Sunday, and the far-right and Euroskeptic parties are making huge gains in Britain and France, although the pro-Europe establishment will retain the majority.  But, the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe Front National appears to be winning the most seats in France in a political “earthquake”.

An unthinkable moment is coming in Pakistan-India relations – Elections in Ukraine and Colombia today – Gunmen attack the Jewish Museum in Brussels – America’s gun culture shatters a college town – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Thailand’s ousted prime minister is in military custody – Syria may have unleashed chemical weapons on civilians again – Putin reveals his plans for Ukraine’s presidential election – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Local government elections in Britain have seen big gains by the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which wants to withdraw from the European Union (EU).   The Tories and coalition partner Lib-Dems are falling back.

Paul McCartney goes to hospital – Workers fight McPoverty – One of the last untouched places on earth is about to be really, really touched – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The United Nations Security Council declared the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram to be a terrorist group, added to a list of organizations affiliated with al Qaeda.  It makes Boko Haram subject to an arms embargo and asset freeze because of its wave of attacks and the recent abduction of more than schoolgirls.

Ukraine’s military suffered its worst loss of life so far in the crisis in the eastern part of the country.  From 13 to 16 soldiers were killed and dozens more were injured in clashes with pro-Russian separatists at a military checkpoint on the outskirts of the town of Volnovakha, 32 kilometers south of Donetsk.

The attack on the Urumqi street market in far northwest China killed at least 31 people and left more than 90 with injuries.  The coordinated strikes on both ends of the open air market by men tossing explosives from speeding SUVs marks an escalation of tactics by ethnic Uighur separatists.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the situation on the ground in Thailand is “volatile” following the military’s announcement that is has taken the reigns of government, and that Canberra is “gravely concerned”.