A Christian woman looks at Christmas decorations while New Year shopping in central Tehran. Christmas is celebrated by the Assyrian and Armenian minorities in Iran, where a majority of its citizens are Muslim. Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
A surfer in a wet suit leaves the water with his surfboard as the sun sets on the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, Cal., Monday. Mike Blake/Reuters
A labourer installs tiles onto the exterior of the unfinished gate at a residential complex in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China. Chinese housing prices are on track to dip early next year, with tighter monetary policy and rising inventories. Reuters
Dave Duncan sits in his Honda Civic buried in snow on a street in Asbury Park, N.J. Beth DeFalco/AP
Passengers take a rest at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered prosecutors to investigate a logjam at Moscow airports that has stranded thousands of passengers. Misha Japaridze/AP
A soldier in the Afghan National Army offers prayers during a patrol in Chowkay district, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan. Rafiq Maqbool/AP
A bird flies past a snow-covered tree in Adelboden, Switzerland. Michael Buholzer/Reuters
A man in traditional costume plays a tambourine before performing in The 49th Verdiales music contest in Malaga, Spain. Verdiales is a form of traditional Flamenco music, which is common in the province of Malaga. Members of singing groups, known as "pandas," wear traditional costumes decked with flowers and other accessories as they perform in the annual contest. Jon Nazca/Reuters
Pakistani children play as the sun sets in a slum in Lahore, Pakistan. K.M. Chaudary/AP
A yet-to-be-named six-day old Indian elephant calf stands next to its mother, Sinta, in their enclosure at the zoo in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Vladimir Konstantinov/Reuters
Two men walk their dogs at the seaside of Ramlet al-Bayda during unusually warm weather in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal Saidi/Reuters
Morning commuters traveling to New York pack into a PATH train in Hoboken, New Jersey. New Jersey Transit was still operating on reduced service to Manhattan as a result of Monday's east coast blizzard. Gary Hershorn/Reuters
Bangladeshi children walk through a mustard field in Shingair village on the outskirts of Dhaka. Pavel Rahman/AP
People get their hair cut at the Plaza Vieja (Old Square) in Havana, Monday. Scissors in hand, 300 hair stylists celebrated the Day of the Barber in Cuba with a marathon haircutting event in the old Colonial district of Havana at a time when the Caribbean island's government is opening up space for more small business and private initiative. Enrique De La Osa/Reuters
Businessmen who have helped poor people and have created jobs display medals on their chests during the 8th National Patriotic Emulation Congress in Hanoi. About 1,500 Vietnamese and foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to the country are honoured during the two-day congress. Kham/Reuters
Chinese performers ride on a bicycle during the "Grand China National Acrobatic Circus Splendide!" at Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. Over 100 award-winning acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, contortionists will be in Manila for a series of family entertainment acts this holiday season. Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
Germany's Felix Schoft soars through the air during the qualification for the first event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
A child pats a snowman in a Bucharest park, Romania. Vadim Ghirda/AP
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Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.
Officials in Brussels and Washington may view China’s global shopping spree with alarm, as the Asian power house continues to buy up companies, sovereign debt, ports, and bridges around the world. But the Greeks are already dusting off the red carpet.
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