Today in photos (Jan. 30)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.

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Wed., Jan. 30, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center left, welcomes Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center right, for talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.

Markus Schreiber Associated Press
Riot police use shields to move away supporters of detained protesters from outside the Labor Ministry in Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Protesters from a Communist-backed labor union forced their way into a government building and clashed with police who used tear gas to expel them. Members of the union are protesting planned reforms to the country's pension and income contribution system part of ongoing austerity cuts demanded by Greece's euro partners and the International Monetary Fund who are keeping the country afloat with emergency loans.

Thanassis Stavrakis Associated Press
Flowers decorate the footprints that mark the last steps of Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Gandhi, known as the father of the nation, was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist on Jan. 30, 1948.

Manish Swarup Associated Press
US surfer Garrett McNanamara rides a wave during a surf session at Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. McNamara is said to have broken his own world record for the largest wave surfed when he caught a wave reported to be around 100ft, off the coast of Nazare on Monday. If the claims are verified, it will mean that McNamara, who was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, but whose family moved to Hawaii's North Shore when he was aged 11, has beaten his previous record, which was also set at Nazare, of 23.77 meters (78 feet) in November 2011.

Francisco Seco Associated Press
An Ivory Coast supporter strikes a pose on the stands ahead of their African Cup of Nations group D match with Algeria Wednesday, Jan. 30 2013, at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. The two other teams in group D are Tunisia and Togo.

Armando Franca Associated Press
In this photo released by Korea Aerospace Research Institute, South Korea's rocket lifts off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. South Korea says it has successfully launched a satellite into orbit from its own soil for the first time. Wednesday's high-stakes launch comes just weeks after archrival North Korea successfully launched its own satellite to the surprise of the world.