Romney rivals make final NH appeals (AP)

AP - Knowing Mitt Romney is probably unstoppable in New Hampshire, his Republican presidential rivals took their best shots at roughing him up for the contests ahead in Monday's fast-paced finale of the campaign for the nation's first primary. Romney floated above the fray, as if already picked to take on President Barack Obama.

Merkel, Sarkozy stress growth a priority in crisis (AP)

AP - The German and French leaders stressed Monday that boosting economic growth in the 17-nation eurozone is a priority, a recognition that the focus on austerity cuts is unlikely to get Europe out of its debt crisis.

Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case (AP)

AP - An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.

UK police smuggle fake bomb onto Olympic site (AP)

AP - U.K. police managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special U.K. Cabinet meeting held at the park Monday marking 200 days until the Summer Games begin.

Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump (AP)

AP - Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches.

Snapped bungee plunges tourist into African river (AP)

AP - An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but she managed to swim to safety with a broken collarbone and her legs tied together.

Analysis: Iraq's plight imperils US goals (AP)

AP - Iraq's troubled start to life without U.S. forces calls into question the Obama administration's assertion that it has wound down America's long war responsibly: at least 78 killed in blasts across the country in a single day last week, a protracted political crisis with no end in sight, top political leaders accusing each other of monstrous criminality.

Iran nuke work at bunker is confirmed (AP)

AP - Diplomats on Monday confirmed a report that Iran has begun uranium enrichment at an underground bunker and said the news is particularly worrying because the site is being used to make material that can be upgraded more quickly for use in a nuclear weapon than the nation's main enriched stockpile.

Rep. Giffords leads Tucson shooting remembrance (AP)

AP - After a year of struggling to re-learn how to walk and speak, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords confidently climbed the steps on an outdoor stage on Sunday and led a crowd of hundreds in the Pledge of Allegiance, her words ringing out on a cold Tucson night just one year after she survived a gunshot to the head.