Women standing on the doorstep of their houses look at the level of water in Steenwerck, northern France, following floods due to rain and snow in this northern area which affected train traffic between Paris and northern European countries. (AFP)

Brothers sit outside the ruin of their family home, destroyed in deadly explosions from a nearby munitions depot, in the Ouenze neighborhood of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. (AP)

Spiders are seen in their webs spun round dry sticks on a bush, next to flood waters in Wagga Wagga, Australia. (Reuters)

A giant Russian national flag is on display near the Kremlin in central Moscow. Russia's opposition said they feared Vladimir Putin had decided to use force to smother their protests after riot police detained hundreds of demonstrators challenging his presidential election victory. (Reuters)

Britain's Prince Harry and Olympic champion Usain Bolt start a race during a visit to the track named after Bolt at the University of the West Indies in Kingston. The prince is visiting Jamaica as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour that also includes Belize, the Bahamas and Brazil, as a representative of Queen Elizabeth. (Reuters)

The Maasai Warriors cricket team warm up before exercises on the beach in Mombasa, South East Kenya. (AFP)

Models wear creations by German Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of the Chanel presentation for Women's Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2013 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion week, France. (AP)