Dutch Queen Beatrix greets people during a welcome ceremony for the Dutch royals in Oranjestad, Aruba, on Oct. 28, 2011. Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima began a nine-day official visit on Oct. 28 to the Dutch Caribbean islands.
Workers put up Halloween decorations on the north lawn of the White House on Oct. 28, 2011, in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be hosting guests at the White House to celebrate Halloween.
U.S. Coast Guard members of the U.S.S. Cypress unload seven tons of cocaine, seized from a semi-submersible submarine in the Western Caribbean, on Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The seizure was made on Sept. 30, 2011, and has a street value of $18 million.
Protesters in Forrest Place march on opening day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting on Oct. 28, 2011, in Perth, Australia. Queen Elizabeth II opened the 54-nation summit today, following a 9-day tour of Australia. The three-day biennial gathering is chaired by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and concludes on Oct. 30. A number of groups are protesting at CHOGM, including anti-nuclear, refugee rights, environmental and anti-corporate groups.
A member of staff at Angels Fancy Dress shop works in the Shaftsbury Avenue branch in a Halloween costume on Oct. 28, 2011, in London.
Emergency workers laugh as they attempt to steer a boat through a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya River as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city Oct. 28, 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand. Around 370 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, with Thailand experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years.
A model showcases designs on the catwalk during the Qiuci Beauty Sun Xiuqin Collection. It was part of China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 on Oct. 28, 2011, in Beijing.
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns a ball to Marion Bartoli of France during the WTA championship in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 28, 2011.
A large fire burns at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Martensdale, Iowa, on Oct. 17, 2011. The fire has destroyed the more than 100-year-old church in the south-central Iowa town of Martensdale.
Residents work in the small town of Vernazza, Italy, on Oct. 28, 2011. Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains earlier this week barreled through Vernazza and other picturesque towns along the northwest coast, burying streets under mud, damaging homes, stores, churches and overturning vehicles. At least nine people have died.
Newlyweds feeds pigeons in Lviv, Ukraine, on Oct. 28, 2011.