Pedestrians shop for balloons in front of a Ferris Wheel during an outdoor festival to celebrate German Unity Day on the 21st anniversary of German reunification on Oct. 3, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
German Unity Day is a national holiday and marks the day West Germany and East Germany were reunited in 1990 following the collapse of the Iron Curtain.
Artist Mr. Brainwash stands with his painting "The Queen" at the Opera Gallery on Oct. 3, 2011 in London, England.
Works by pop artist and film maker Thierry Guetta, known as Mr. Brainwash, are on display at the gallery from Oct. 6 to 31, 2011.
A U.S. Air Force honor guard carries the casket of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Alison, during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 3, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia.
Maj. Gen. John Alison served in World War II, and was the deputy commander of the 1st Air Commando Group in 1943.
Queen Sonja of Norway, King Harald V of Norway and Prince Haakon of Norway attend the opening of the 156th Stortinget (Norway's parliament) at Storting on Oct. 3, 2011 in Oslo, Norway.
An engineer suspended by rope conducts block-by-block inspection of the Washington Monument exterior in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2011. The Washington Monument will remain closed to the public until further notice, pending a full assessment of the damage it suffered in the East Coast earthquake, the National Park Service said.
The 169.16-meter (555-foot) obleisk that soars over the U.S. capital was deemed "structurally sound" after the August 23 earthquake, said Bob Vogel, superintendent of the National Mall and memorial parks for the federal agency. But three-centimeter (1.2 inch) cracks near the top, plus dozens of fragments and evidence of water seepage, have led officials to summon experts to scale the exterior of the monument this week to see what needs to be fixed, he said.
Waxahachie firefighters battle a massive fire at the Magnablend chemical processing plant on Oct. 3, 2011 in Waxahachie, Texas. The burning chemical plant is not far from several residential areas and Wedgeworth Elementary School.
Anti-nuclear protestors release 206 balloons to mark the number of days since the Japanese nuclear accident, at the gates of Hinkley Point nuclear power station on Oct. 3, 2011 in Bridgwater, England.
Anti-nuclear protestors have blockaded the Somerset power station in reaction to EDF Energy's plans to build two new reactors next to the existing site.
Participants run through the flames in the 2011 Spartacus Challenge on Oct. 2, 2011 in Wolverhamton, England.
Libyan revolutionary fighters assemble missiles during an attack for the city of Sirte, Libya, on Oct. 3, 2011.
Rebel forces are battling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Muammar Qaddafi.
Businesswomen taking part in the 2011 African Women's Entrepreneurship Program greet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, front right, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2011. The 40 women come from 36 different African nations.
Demonstrators gather outside the gates of Cyprus' presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Oct. 3, 2011. Polys Polyviou, the Cyprus government-appointed head of an inquiry investigating the July 11 explosion of seized Iranian munitions at a naval base that killed 13 people, put primary blame on Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias for the blast, saying that he was ultimately responsible for the "inadequacy and negligence" that lead to the disaster.
The banner in the background read in Greek "Remember your projects, Mari, Why?"
Protesters from Occupy Wall Street march through the financial district dressed as corporate zombies on Oct. 3, 2011, in New York. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country.
Supporters of Amanda Knox, (L ro R) Susan Rosales, Kellane Henry and Margaret Ralph await the verdict in the appeal of Knox's conviction for killing British student Meredith Kercher Oct. 3, 2011 in a hotel in Seattle Washington. Knox made a statement earlier pleading for freedom nearly four years after being arrested for the murder of her roommate.
Amanda Knox's sister Deanna Knox (center) cries in Perugia's Court of Appeal after hearing that Amanda won her appeal against her murder conviction on Oct. 3, 2011 in Perugia, Italy. American student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have won their appeal against their conviction in 2009 of killing their British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy in 2007. The pair had served nearly four years in jail after initially being sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively.
Jeremy Gonzalez picks tomatoes on a farm in Steele, Ala., on Oct. 3, 2011. Much of the crop is rotting as many of the migrant workers who normally work these fields have moved to other states to find work after Alabama's immigration law took affect last week. Many farmers stand to lose much of their crops because they have no help to harvest it.
Carpenter students listen to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speak during a press conference at the Carpenters Training Center in Pittsburgh, on Oct. 3, 2011. Corbett's plan for the state's natural gas boom would let counties impose a fee on drilling to help pay to regulate it and fix any environmental damage. Corbett included the fee as part of a broader plan released on Oct. 3.