Obama and Putin speak for the first time in two weeks, and it’s about Ukraine – Same Sex couples are getting married in England and Wales – Moving the MH370 search area may be yielding results – Baby Tigers! – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned US President Barack Obama seeking discussions on a US proposal to end the crisis in Ukraine.  Mr. Obama suggested that Russia put a concrete response to the proposal in writing, and the two leaders agreed that their foreign ministers should meet to discuss the next steps.  This comes as Russia has tens of thousands of troops poised on Ukraine’s eastern border, which Obama says should be moved back.

The first same sex couples have already wed in England and Wales, as Marriage Equality became the law of the land at Midnight on Saturday.  Scotland’s marriage equality law takes full effect in October; Northern Ireland so far has no plans to follow.  “This is an incredibly happy time for so many gay couples and lesbian couples who will be getting married, but it’s an incredibly proud time for our country as well, recognizing equal marriage in law,” said Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Five search planes have spotted several white, rectangular objects in the water at the new search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.  AMSA says the Chinese ship Haixun 1 should be in position by today to try and recover the objects if they can be located again.  The plane disappeared early in the morning three weeks ago on its Kuala Lumpur-to-Beijing run with 239 people including six Australians on board.

An Australian aid worker escaped a terrorist attack on a guesthouse for foreigners in Kabul Afghanistan, but climbing up to the roof, jumping to a tree, and swinging down.  He was there working for the US-based Roots of Peace, which is an NGO that attempts to rehabilitate war-ravaged land for farming.  The Taliban has claimed credit for the cowardly attack on unarmed families – two Afghanis were killed, including a little girl at a daycare center in the same compound as the guesthouse.  The three terrorists also died.

UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos is urging Syria's government to drop needless restrictions on getting aid to people rundown by the three-year old civil war.  She says the process of getting clearance to deliver aid is “quote convoluted”.  And even when government approval happens, regional and local authorities prevent aid workers from helping war victims.

Thousands of Brazilians protested the money being spent on the upcoming World Cup in a few weeks and the Summer Olympics in 2016.  They want the government to invest in education, health care, and infrastructure.  Many of the protesters arrived at the gatherings on unreliable and overcrowded trains and buses – the very things they’re trying to get the government to fix to improve the quality of life in Brazil.

A Venezuelan court refused bail for opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, jailed for his part in encouraging anti-government protests which have no killed at least 37 people on both sides.  After 15 years of failing to win elections that have been declared fair by outside observers, Lopez’ set forth on the protest path to change the government in a strategy called “the Exit”.  Although there is widespread dissatisfaction over crime, inflation, and shortages, the protests have remained in the communities that already opposed the government three months ago.

Fiji set presidential elections on 17 September.  Longtime strongman Frank Bainimarama, who took over in a military coup in 2006, is running.  Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says two Aussies will work in key positions in the election, apparently ensuring some level of fairness.

Italy’s new government is selling off hundreds of executive cars used by government officials in an online auction on eBay.  Raising eyebrows are high-powered Maseratis owned by the Defense Ministry, a couple of Jaguars, and BMWs – these whips not exactly the modest, austere thing one would need for government work. Around 1,500 non-essential cars will eventually be sold off.

French farmers protested the industrialization of agriculture by herding sheep through the world’s most-famous Art Museum, the Louvre in Paris.  That’d convince me. 

Everyone loves Tiger Cubs!  Sumatran Tiger Cubs debut at the London Zoo.