Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
pics of the day 30th Jan
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A photo taken on January 30, 2015 shows the eastern part of the destroyed city of Halimce, east of the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab. Kurdish forces recaptured the town on the Turkish frontier on January 26, in a symbolic blow to the jihadists who have seized large swathes of territory in their onslaught across Syria and Iraq. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: Gabriel of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on January 30, 2015 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Stuart MacFarlane via Getty Images)
(03 of23)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: The Havengore, the boat which carried Sir Winston Churchill along the Thames during his state funeral in 1965, is pictured as it repeats its journey from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(04 of23)
Greater one-horned rhinos Samir (left) and Bertus at Edinburgh Zoo in their new environmentally friendly heated swimming pool. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
(05 of23)
Pedestrians walk past or look at the long candy carpet Candy carpet created in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China - 20 Jan 2015 A 100-meter-long candy carpet is seen on a shopping street in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. As part of a charity campaign, the strip, which is planned to reach a total length of 185 meters and 7 meters wide, consists of numerous boxes of candies in colorful floral patterns and is assembled in front of the Chengdu International Finance Square. The organizer is calling on the public to join the campaign and volunteers are expected to finish the remaining part of the carpet during January 22 to 24. After completion, the creation will be torn apart and all the candies will be given for free to the children living in remote and poor areas. (credit:Imaginechina/REX)
(06 of23)
The sun rises behind the Victora Tower on a snow covered Castle Hill in Huddersfield, as Britons were warned to brace themselves for fresh disruption today as snow freezes over, bringing potentially perilous road conditions. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
(07 of23)
Soccer player David Beckham watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 123-118. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Russian model Irina Shayk attends a press conference to announce Avon's new Campaign 'Locas por los Besos' at St. Regis Hotel on January 29, 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Ortiz/Clasos/LatinContent/Getty Images) (credit:Clasos/CON via Getty Images)
(09 of23)
Dita Von Teese, left, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini attend Ralph Russo's Spring-Summer 2015 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, France (credit:LAURENT BENHAMOU/SIPA/REX)
(10 of23)
ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA - JANUARY 29: (CHINA OUT) Visitors look around the soft rime landscape in Tianmen Mountain on January 29, 2015 in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province of China. South China's Zhangjiajie in Hunan province welcame its first snow in 2015 and the soft rime in Tianmen Mountain attracted visitors to look around. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad, top, collides with Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of23)
Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic bites a ball during his semifinal match against Andy Murray of Britain at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescue workers comb through the rubble of a children's hospital after a gas truck exploded, in Cuajimalpa on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The powerful explosion shattered the hospital on the western edge of Mexico's capital, killing at least three adults and one baby and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mary Jose Cristerna, a Mexican known as The Vampire Woman, poses for the public to take portraits of her during the annual Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Tattoo artists from around the world are gathering for the four-day event that also includes under the skin implants and body piercing. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Romanian priest exits a church built entirely from ice blocks cut from a frozen lake following a blessing religious service at the Balea Lac resort in the Fagaras mountains, Romania, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The blessing was performed jointly by priests from all Christian denominations in Romania and the church, built at an altitude of over 2,000 meters, will host all types of religious events like weddings and baptizing ceremonies as long as the cold weather lasts.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 29: Singer Katy Perry speaks during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show Press Conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on January 29, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) (credit:Mike Lawrie via Getty Images)
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Matthew McConaughey, left, and Camila Alves arrive at Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation at the Book Bindery on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for the Entertainment Industry Foundation/AP Images) (credit:Invision for the Entertainment Industry Foundation)
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Dippy the dinosaur stands on display in the Natural History Museum in London, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. One of the Natural History Museum's best-loved inhabitants, Dippy the dinosaur, is retiring - and his fans aren't happy. The London museum announced Thursday that the 85-foot (26-meter) plaster replica skeleton of a diplodocus, a dinosaur that lived in North America 150 million years ago and has been on display for more than a century, is to be replaced in the main hall by the skeleton of a blue whale. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of23)
Dippy the dinosaur stands on display in the Natural History Museum in London, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. One of the Natural History Museum's best-loved inhabitants, Dippy the dinosaur, is retiring - and his fans aren't happy. The London museum announced Thursday that the 85-foot (26-meter) plaster replica skeleton of a diplodocus, a dinosaur that lived in North America 150 million years ago and has been on display for more than a century, is to be replaced in the main hall by the skeleton of a blue whale. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of23)
BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Hector, a Spanish Water Dog chases a ball on January 29, 2015 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Continued snow fall and freezing conditions are affecting the road and rail networks across Northern Ireland and the northern part of the UK. The Met Office said a yellow warning of snow and ice is in place until 11:00 GMT on Friday. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
(21 of23)
EDITORIAL USE ONLYJameela Jamil and Ella Eyre attend the launch of the UKs first-ever 4DX cinema a revolutionary cinematic experience, which stimulates all five senses, at Cineworld Milton Keynes. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday, January 29 2015. The high-tech auditorium at Milton Keynes has taken a total of five months to complete and includes 140 seats plus a curved screen measuring at 5.8m x 10.5m bigger than a double decker bus. Photo credit should read: PA Wire (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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Actress Amy Poehler, left, holds up a stuffed animal pig as Sam Clark, dressed in drag, cheers as she rides in a convertible through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday Jan. 29, 2015. Poehler was honored as "Woman of the Year" by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)