Good Morning, Australia! – Is Greece getting some traction for its plans to restructure its European debt? – Two new Ebola vaccines come online in Western Africa – Global warming is confirmed by yet another scientific report – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Aussie Journalist Peter Greste says he feels “incredible angst” over leaving his two Al Jazeera colleagues in jail in Egypt, which freed him over the weekend.  Greste, who is in Cyprus en route to Australia, said his release was “a massive step forward”, and that he hopes “Egypt keeps going down that path with the others”.  The three were arrested in 2013 and convicted of defaming Egypt and spreading false news, ridiculous charges dismissed by most of the world as a “farce”. 

Greece’s Finance Yanis Varoufakis said on Monday that he expected to reach a rapid deal on Greece's economic situation, after a meeting at Number 11 in London.  Yanis’ British counterpart George Osborne urged the European Union to strike a deal with Greece on easing its repayment of bailout money, saying the standoff between Greece and the eurozone poses “the greatest risk to the global economy”.  Yanis earlier gained similar backing from France. 

The United Nations weather agency is now confirming all of those other reports – that 2014 was the hottest year on record.  “Fourteen of the 15 hottest years have all been this century,” said World Meteorological Organization (WMO) secretary general Michel Jarraud.  The organization says the trend is going to continue, given the unrestricted flow of greenhouse gases into to atmosphere.  Scientists warn we’re on track to see the global average temperature rise by 4C over pre-industrial revolution levels – a scenario that would be followed by more catastrophic droughts, floods, rising seas and storms, with wars likely fought over ever-scarcer resources like water.

Widespread tests of not one but two new Ebola vaccines is now underway in the heart of the West African Ebola Epidemic.  One was developed by the US National Institutes of Health and is being manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline.  The other was developed by Canadian health officials and is licensed to two American companies, NewLink Genetics and Merck.  As many as 600 volunteers are taking part in the first phase.  It comes with a massive downturn in the number of new cases.  But nearly 9,000 people have died out of more than 22,000 infections since the beginning of last year.

A top Saudi Arabian official says the way his country beheads people is totally different from the way the terrorists of Islamic State (IS) behead people.  Interior Ministry Major General Mansour al Turki told an American news network that Saudi Arabian criminal punishments are “a decision made by a court”, but that IS killings are “arbitrary”.  The gruesome bloodshed by IS has human rights campaigners pointing out abuses in the oil kingdom.  The United Nations says all beheadings are “prohibited under international law under all circumstances”.

Pakistan tested a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional payload up to 350 kilometers to its target.  The Ra’ad missile is described as a “low-flying, terrain-hugging missile” that strikes with “pinpoint accuracy”.  This follows Pakistan’s criticism of a civilian nuclear deal signed by India and the US during President Obama’s recent visit.

Ukraine rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko says he wants to boost his force to 100,000 troops, and would begin recruiting within 11 days.  This could be bluster to match the Kiev government’s own mobilization plans to retake the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine, collectively known as Donbass.  Before the war, the region’s population was only a few million, and it’s unclear how many people are left.