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The small Alpine state of Slovenia faces a big task in steering EU business for the next six months.

AP - Asian stock markets had a strong, if volatile, year with China leading the pack as investors bet on the region's continued growth prospects.

Pyongyang makes no mention of a missed deadline to disclose its nuclear activities in its New Year editorial.

Pyongyang makes no mention of a missed deadline to disclose its nuclear activities in its New Year editorial.

AP - Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that didn't improve the broader picture of a feeble housing market racked by record-high foreclosures and harder-to-get credit.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that didn't improve the broader picture of a feeble housing market racked by record-high foreclosures and harder-to-get credit.

AP - It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion — people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and general revelry.

AP - Venezuela launched a new currency with the new year, lopping off three zeros from denominations in a bid to simplify finances and boost confidence in a money that has been losing value due to high inflation.

AP - Two assailants with guns and grenades ambushed a police recruitment center in northern India early Tuesday in an attack that killed seven police officers and a civilian, a police official said.

Diplomatic pressure mounts on Kenya's leaders to end violence over the country's disputed presidential election.