10 Things to Know for Monday January 20, 2014

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. IRAN BEGINS LANDMARK NUCLEAR DEAL  The U.N. nuclear agency confirms that Tehran has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers.   IRAN-NUCLEAR

2. SYRIA PEACE CONFERENCE SET FOR WEDNESDAY  But political leaders acknowledge slim prospects for an end anytime soon to a civil war that has killed more than 120,000 people.   SYRIA-PEACE TALKS

3. AN APPEAL FROM AMERICAN MISSIONARY JAILED IN NORTH KOREA  Kenneth Bae appears before reporters to ask the U.S. government to do its best to get him released.  NKOREA-JAILED AMERICAN

4. REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  People across the U.S. are pausing to honor the slain civil rights leader with parades, marches and service projects.   MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY

5. BREAKING THE BREAST CANCER TABOO IN PAKISTAN  Discussing the disease is off limits in the country's conservative culture, and some groups are trying to break the silence to help save lives.   PAKISTAN-BREAST CANCER

6. WHO'S CALLING FROM SPACE  The comet-chasing probe Rosetta is due to wake from an almost three-year hibernation and phone home to the European Space Agency.   EUROPE COMET CHASER

7. A RARE TIE IN PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS  "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" share the top honor, often a strong predictor of the best-picture Oscar.  PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS

8. WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR MANY IN SOCHI  Some residents near the glittering Olympic facilities endure squalor and environmental waste, and their quality of life has dropped because of construction for the games.   SOCHI'S DARK SIDE

9. HOW TO GET RECORDS FROM THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENCY  The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum starts taking requests that are in writing and filed under the Freedom of Information Act.   BUSH LIBRARY-RECORDS

10. MATCHUP SET FOR COLD-WEATHER SUPER BOWL  It will be the NFL's No. 1 offense (Denver) vs. the league's No. 1 defense (Seattle) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Feb. 2.   SUPER BOWL LOOKAHEAD