Obama unveils new strategy for smaller military (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama insists the United States will maintain what he calls the best-equipped military in history despite deep and looming defense budget cuts.

Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss (AP)

AP - The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak demanded on Thursday that the ousted Egyptian leader be sentenced to hang on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.

KPMG plans timely return of MF Global assets (Reuters)

Reuters - MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month in a move that will placate customers ahead of their showdown with KPMG next week.

Landslide kills 25, buries more in Philippines (AP)

AP - A landslide tore through a tiny gold-mining village in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing 25 people and burying dozens more, months after the government warned residents the mountain was certain to crumble.

5 days from next contest, rivals race for money (AP)

AP - As they try to derail Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, his challengers face an urgent task: raising enough cash to compete.

Attacks targeting Shiites kill 72 in Iraq (AP)

AP - A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 72 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just after the last American troops left the country in mid-December.

Insight: Rivals set to pounce on Santorum's past (Reuters)

Reuters - Rick Santorum's last-minute surge in the Iowa caucus brought him neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in the first contest of the 2012 race to select a Republican presidential candidate. But it came too late to attract the harsh scrutiny usually visited on front-runners.

Titanic items to be sold 100 years after sinking (AP)

AP - Items as small as a hairpin and as big as a chunk of the Titanic's hull are among 5,000 artifacts from the world's most famous shipwreck that are to be auctioned in April, close to the 100th anniversary of the disaster.

Attacks targeting Shiites kill 57 in Iraq (AP)

AP - A wave of bombings targeting Shiites in Iraq killed 57 people on Thursday, deepening sectarian tensions that exploded just as soon as the last American troops left the country in mid-December.

Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss (AP)

AP - The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the ousted Egyptian leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.

Bombs kill at least 67 in Iraq (Reuters)

Reuters - Bomb attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq killed at least 67 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, ramping up fears of an increase in sectarian strife.

Exclusive: KPMG plans return of MF Global assets (Reuters)

Reuters - MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month in a move that will placate customers ahead of their showdown with KPMG next week.