Intense Greek talks for debt deal continue (AP)

AP - Greece's coalition government leaders face mounting pressure from home and abroad to secure an agreement on strict austerity measures as they prepared for a second day of emergency talks.

Queen Elizabeth II marks Accession Day (AP)

AP - It has been 60 years to the day since Britain was shocked by the bulletins: The King is dead; long live the Queen!

Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, 5 dead, many trapped (Reuters)

Reuters - A three-storey factory collapsed on Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least five people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said.

Romania PM Boc quits after protests (Reuters)

Reuters - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by fury at spending cuts.

Romania PM Boc quits after protests (Reuters)

Reuters - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by fury at spending cuts.

Indonesia to hit train roof riders with nasty goop (AP)

AP - Indonesia has another bizarre way to keep commuters off the roofs of trains: swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop.

Stock futures dip on worries over Greece (Reuters)

Reuters - Stock index futures fell on Monday, indicating the benchmark S&P 500 index could pull back after a five-week rally on concerns Greece will be unable to avoid a chaotic default as it tries to reach terms on a new bailout package.

Obama's grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was traveling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday.

Mitsubishi to stop making cars in Western Europe (AP)

AP - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. says it will stop building cars at its Netherlands factory — the company's only plant in Western Europe — at the end of 2012.

Hasbro 4Q net income dips 1 percent (AP)

AP - Hasbro Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit slipped 1 percent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada and slow sales of games and puzzles.

China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF (Reuters)

Reuters - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil "significant" fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.

Iraqi lawmaker says immunity lift sought (AP)

AP - A lawmaker in Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc says the Shiite-led government is seeking to lift his parliamentary immunity, a step which may extend the country's political crisis.

Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government (Reuters)

Reuters - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Greece lets another deadline slip in bailout poker (Reuters)

Reuters - Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout as patience in Brussels wore thin over drawn-out negotiations among its feuding political leaders.

Syrian forces bombard rebel city of Homs: activists (Reuters)

Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.

Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore (AP)

AP - As a fire at a Chevron Corp. gas rig off Nigeria's coast continues to burn, locals say they're seeing signs of its effects on the environment and the health of those living nearby.

Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions (Reuters)

Reuters - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambitions.

Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate Email, Harrassing Calls and Prince William (Time.com)

Time.com - Whether called the Falklands or Las Malvinas, the south Atlantic islands are once again the center of a diplomatic row as the 30th anniversary of a brief war approaches

Russia and China Challenge the West on Syria: What Implications for Iran? (Time.com)

Time.com - The breach among the Permanent Five members of the U.N. Security Council in Saturday's vote on Syria's increasingly bloody power struggle could have profound implications for Syria's immediate future

GM aims for 10 percent profit margin over next few years: report (Reuters)

Reuters - General Motors aims to raise its profit margin to 10 percent over the next several years, up from the current margin of about 6 percent, Daniel Ammann, chief financial officer, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Police raids highlight Italy's fight against tax evasion (Reuters)

Reuters - The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John Paul II.

Correction: Australia helicopter deaths story (AP)

AP - In a story Feb. 5 about the deaths of two filmmakers in an Australian helicopter crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the crash. Nowra is 97 miles (156 kilometers) south of Sydney, not north.

Mexico party picks woman as presidential candidate (AP)

AP - A major political party in Mexico has chosen a female presidential candidate for the first time, as the ruling party bet that a charismatic former congresswoman will help it erode the lead held by its powerful rival.

Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (Reuters)

Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.

Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing" (Reuters)

Reuters - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.

Americans face prosecution as Egypt ignores Clinton, Congress (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizens, over the foreign funding of nongovernmental organizations, sharply raising the stakes in a standoff with the US that has put $1.3 billion in US military aid to Egypt at risk.

Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria appear to have reached an impasse following the vetoing by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

France says Greek PSI talks going "relatively well" (Reuters)

Reuters - France's finance minister said on Sunday talks were moving "relatively well" on the private sector portion of a Greek bailout, but discussions designed to bring its debt down to 120 pct of GDP level by 2020 were difficult.

Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV (AP)

AP - A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for a respectable showing here, rolled out a fresh line of criticism by comparing the former Massachusetts governor to Obama.

New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system (Reuters)

Reuters - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday sued three major U.S. banks, accusing them of fraud for using an electronic mortgage database that resulted in deceptive and illegal practices.

Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade (Reuters)

Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.

Euro zone sales tumble at Christmas, no sign of growth (Reuters)

Reuters - Retail sales in the euro zone tumbled unexpectedly in December, the biggest drop in the Christmas period in three years, data showed on Friday, with rising joblessness and stubborn inflation undercut signs of a stabilization in Europe's economy.