Today in photos (Jan. 15)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.

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Tue., Jan. 15, 2013

Relatives follow the coffin of French army lieutenant Damien Boiteux who was killed during a mission in Mali, at the end of a repatriation ceremony at the Invalides in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2013. The French pilot died while taking part Friday afternoon in an aerial operation targeting a terrorist group moving on the town of Mopti.

Remy Mauviniere Associated Press
Consumers check out a storefront on Ermou Street, Athens' main shopping strip, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Annual winter sales started Tuesday, and expected to last through February as Greece's retail sector has been hammered by the country's financial crisis and successive austerity measures, helping push the country's unemployment above 26 percent.

Thanassis Stavrakis Associated Press
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilometers (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival.

Arun K. Associated Press
An Indian army band performs, as soldiers march during a parade to mark Indian Army Day, an annual event honoring the military, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. India's relations with archrival Pakistan "cannot be business as usual" in the wake of a spate of attacks in Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday in a statement that threatens to ratchet up tensions in the wake of the Himalayan violence.

Tsering Topgyal Associated Press
A Free Syrian Army fighter displays a damaged ordinance in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of casualties, state media and anti-government activists said.

Andoni Lubaki Associated Press
A model presents a creation by designer Leandro Cano as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.

Markus Schreiber Associated Press