01-Jan-2015 13:09

N. Korea leader open to talks with Seoul - Boston Globe :: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2015/01/01/kim-jong-says-open-highest-level-talks-with-south-korea/2GtbC64csWFINZBKlfeHOJ/story.html

Western states get brutal blast of winter - Philly.com :: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20150101_Western_states_get_brutal_blast_of_winter.html

Jeb Bush resigns from remaining board memberships with eye on 2016 - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/01/jeb-bush-resigns-from-remaining-board-memberships-with-eye-on-2016/

Huge fire razes Philippine shanties, killing 3 - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/huge-fire-destroys-hundreds-of-philippine-shanties/2014/12/31/58d7915e-916d-11e4-a66f-0ca5037a597d_story.html

36 killed, 47 injured in Shanghai stampede - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/01/35-killed-42-injured-in-shanghai-stampede-local-media-says/

Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for 3 Al Jazeera Journalists - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/world/middleeast/egypt-al-jazeera-journalists-trial.html

World Welcomes 2015: See The Most Spectacular Celebrations Around the Globe - WRIC :: http://wric.com/2015/01/01/world-welcomes-2015-see-the-most-spectacular-celebrations-around-the-globe/

First body returned to family in East Java - Malaysiakini (subscription) :: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/285047

Afghan army probed after mortars kill 20 at wedding - AsiaOne :: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/afghan-army-probed-after-mortars-kill-20-wedding

New year starts with celebrations and tragedy in Shanghai - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4311360.ece