Week in pictures: 27 Jan - 2 Feb

LAST UPDATED AT 09:15 ON Sun 3 Feb 2013
The public viewing platform in London's Shard skyscraper is now open.
Credits: 
Matthew Lloyd

LONDON, FRIDAY: The public viewing platform in London's Shard skyscraper is now open. The View, as it is known, takes up floors 68 to 72 of the 310m-high building, which is the tallest in Europe. 

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.