diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1174d6946d..24bb3fd7f5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ Trunk (not on release branches yet)
   debugging.
   --> Expected: 1.3
 
+- Fixed compile issue with open() on Fedora 8 (and newer) platforms.
+  Thanks to Sebastian Schmitzdorff for noticing the problem.
+  --> Expected: 1.2.5
+- Added run-time warnings during MPI_INIT when MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE
+  and/or progression threads are used (the OMPI v1.2 series does not
+  support these well at all).  --> Expected: 1.2.5
+
 
 1.2.5 (not released yet)
 -----