Week in pictures: 27 Jan - 2 Feb

LAST UPDATED AT 09:15 ON Sun 3 Feb 2013
Surfer Garrett McNamara takes on a huge wave in Spain
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SPAIN, WEDNESDAY: Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara rides a huge wave at Praia do Norte. Two days previously he was said by some to have broken his own world record for the largest wave surfed on a 100-foot monster.

Surfer Garrett McNamara takes on a huge wave in Spain
Troops from Niger enter Ansongo, near the northern Malian city of Gao.
Moments after being shot outside Sofia's Supreme Court, drug lord Zlatko 'the Beret' Ivanov is carried to safety
Schoolchildren take part in a 'Save The Tiger' campaign.
Actresses Amanda Seyfried (L) and Jane Krakowski greet each other at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Audito
Relatives of the victims of a nightclub fire grieve.
Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final of the Australian Open
A young participant in Up Helly Aa, the annual Viking festival
Chess-boxing match in Paris
The public viewing platform in London's Shard skyscraper is now open.