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Day in photos Afghan schoolchildren, a giant wave, a baby tiger, a tornado in Georgia and more in the day in photos.
Jan. 30, 2013
Afghan schoolchildren walk home after classes near an open classroom in the outskirts of Jalalabad. Afghanistan has had only rare moments of peace over the past 30 years, and its education system has been undermined by the Soviet invasion of 1979, a civil war in the 1990s and five years of Taliban rule.
Noorullah Shirzada
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AFP/Getty Images
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Jan. 30, 2013
An Afghan girl looks out of her window near an open classroom on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Noorullah Shirzada
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
Flowers decorate the footprints that mark the last steps of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi. Jan. 30, 1948, is the date of the death of the Indian independence leader, who was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist. India marks the date as a day to honor Gandhi and others who died for India’s independence from British rule.
Manish Swarup
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Relatives of Javier Flores, a member of the Kombo Kolombia band, mourn at his grave after a funeral service at a cemetery in Monterrey, Mexico. Police found a dozen bodies inside a well, some of them members of the band, which was abducted last week by an armed group. Authorities have identified 17 of the bodies, including that of a Colombian national. All were wearing jeans and T-shirts with the logo of the music group.
Daniel Becerril
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Reuters
Jan. 31, 2013
Soldiers help each other put white armbands on their suits as the country prepares for the funeral of Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Sihanouk died Oct. 15 at age 89 of heart failure while in exile in China. His body will cremated Monday.
Damir Sagolj
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Reuters
Jan. 31, 2013
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are silhouetted in front of a window at the chancellery as they brief the media before a meeting in Berlin.
Markus Schreiber
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AP
Jan. 31, 2013
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi burns incense at the Gwangju May 18 Democratization Cemetery, where victims of the 1980 pro-democracy movement were buried, in Gwangju, about 205 miles south of Seoul. Suu Kyi arrived in South Korea on Monday for a five-day visit.
Park Cheol-hong
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Yonhap via Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Newly initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals on the bank of the Ganga River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. During every Kumbh Mela, the diksha, ritual of initiation of new members by a guru, takes place.
Sanjay Kanojia
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
A damaged British Academy of Film and Television Arts award is recycled in a furnace to make new ones at the New Pro Foundaries in West Drayton, an area in west London. The awards ceremony for the BAFTAs, formally called the EE British Academy Film Awards, takes place in the city Feb. 10.
Luke MacGregor
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
A demonstrator empties a bucket of water in front of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia during a demonstration called by Rio de Janeiro's "River of Peace" movement. The demonstration symbolizes the need for "cleaning" the Brazilian Senate of corruption. This week, the presidential election will be held in the Senate, and the favorite candidate, Sen. Renan Calheiros, has been the target of many accusations of corruption.
Pedro Ladeira
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
Surfer Garrett McNamara rides a wave at Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal. The American is said to have broken his own world record Monday for the largest wave surfed when he caught a wave reported to be about 100 feet off the coast of Nazare.
Francisco Seco
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Malian youths restrain an alleged looter in the northern city of Gao, a key Islamist stronghold until it was liberated this week by French and Malian troops.
Sia Kambou
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters carry a comrade who was shot by sniper fire during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus. The fighter died soon after. House-to-house fighting continues in the Syrian capital between rebels and government forces.
Goran Tomasevic
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Free Syrian Army fighters run for cover as a tank shell explodes on a wall during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus.
Goran Tomasevic
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Vancouver Canucks’ Zack Kassian, right, checks Greg Zanon of the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of a National Hockey League game in Vancouver.
Ben Nelms
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Ottawa Senators' Colin Greening closes in on the Montreal Canadiens' David Desharnais for control of the puck during the third period of an NHL game in Ottawa.
Blair Gable
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Brazil's Gremio's Eduardo Vargas, left, fights for a ball with Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria's Fernando Hidalgo during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Nabor Goulart
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Keepers hold a white tiger cub during an examination on at the Serengeti wildlife park in Hodenhagen, Germany. The tiger cub was born at the park in October.
Julian Stratenschulte
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
The daughter of Eusebio Gonzalez, a police officer who was shot Tuesday while trying to stop a group of assailants, cries during a tribute to her father as she stands next to a folded Mexican flag in Ecatepec. The state government of Mexico has started a joint security operation with the Mexican army and federal police in areas of the Mexican state with high rates of violence, where more than 80 homicides have been reported in January, according to local media.
Edgard Garrido
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Reuters
Jan. 30, 2013
Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who was seriously injured two years ago in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, arrives on Capitol Hill for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. She is escorted by her husband, Mark Kelly, right, a retired astronaut, Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, (D-Vt.), second from left, and the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (Iowa).
J. Scott Applewhite
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague drives for the basket against the Toronto Raptors' John Lucas and Quincy Acy during the first half of an National Basketball Association game in Atlanta. Teague was called for charging Lucas.
John Bazemore
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
The Los Angeles Clippers' Lamar Odom reacts as he falls out of bounds in the second half of an NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. The Clippers won 96-90.
Jim Mone
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Will Carter, 15, surveys the damage to his house in Adairsville, Ga., upon arriving home from school after a tornado hit the town.
David Goldman
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AP
Jan. 30, 2013
View of hundreds of tents with accommodations for 6,000 people during the Campus Party event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. About 8,000 hackers, developers and others are expected to attend the annual week-long, 24-hours-a-day technology event, which first started in Spain in 1997 and spread into various countries.
Yasuyoshi Chiba
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
France's national rugby union team players stretch during a training session in Marcoussis, south of Paris, as they prepare for the Six Nations rugby union tournament, which starts next week.
Franck Fife
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 30, 2013
French Foreign Legion troops work under a deployed parachute at the airport in Timbuktu, Mali, two days after liberating the city from Islamist forces.
Eric Feferberg
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AFP/Getty Images
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