Week in pictures: 27 Jan - 2 Feb

LAST UPDATED AT 09:15 ON Sun 3 Feb 2013
Troops from Niger enter Ansongo, near the northern Malian city of Gao.
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Kambou Sia/Getty Images

MALI, TUESDAY: Troops from Niger enter Ansongo, near the northern Malian city of Gao. French-led soldiers recaptured Ansongo over the weekend in a lightning offensive against radicals. 

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.