A fan holds a sign during the men's singles match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in MelbourneReutersRussia's President Vladimir Putin holds a weapon during his visit to an arms factory in TulaReutersJapan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he wears a jersey of the Boston Red Sox, while the team's mascot Wally looks on, at Abe's office in TokyoReutersA model displays a creation by Marco Zanini as part of the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show in ParisReutersModels present creations by designers Yassen Samouilov and Livia Stoianova as part of their Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014 fashion show for On Aura Tout Vu in ParisReutersA Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, sits on the banks of river Ganges with his prosthetic leg on a cold winter morning in the northern Indian city of AllahabadReutersA pro-European integration protester uses a slingshot during clashes with police in KievReutersA pro-European integration protester catches fire during clashes with police in Kiev, UkraineReutersUkrainian riot police take cover behind their shields during clashes with pro-European integration protesters in KievReutersAn aerial view shows flooded areas in Hyeres, southeastern France, after heavy rainsReutersA resident stands on the roof of his partially submerged home after heavy rain brought by tropical depression Agaton, in Butuan on the southern Philippine island of MindanaoReutersMembers of the Civil Defence and Indian security personnel stand amid the debris of a house that was destroyed in a gun battle between Indian security forces and separatist militants at Shempora, about 70 km (43 miles) south of Srinagar, KashmirReutersMen react at the site of a car bomb attack at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and TurkeyReutersA topless man gestures to police as he holds his girlfriend hostage with a knife on top of a house in Sanya, Hainan province, China. According to local media, the man held his girlfriend hostage to threaten both families into allowing their marriageReutersA truck transports the first elephant captured by the NGO IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) during an operation to relocate dozens of elephants that are in conflict with farmers in the Cote d'IvoireReuters
