For a lighter look at the news, here are some fun pictures from Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany the city near the foot of the Alps. (13 images)
Visitors enjoy a night ride on a carousel in front of the Peter and Paul church, on the third day of the Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
Visitors jam the lanes between the beer tents at the Oktoberfest beer and amusement festival at dusk in Munich, southern Germany ,Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. The festival was opened today and will go on till Oct. 5, 2008. AP / Diether Endlicher
A Bavarian farmer chases his piglets during an animal show at Germany's biggest agricultural fair in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. AP / Diether Endlicher
A boy in traditional Bavarian clothes is pulled by two girls during the Oktoberfest folklore parade in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
The city is reflected in the instrument of a Tyrolean brass musiscian during the folklore parade celebrating the Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. AP / Diether Endlicher
A ferris wheel rotates at the third day of the Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
People are seen in a festival tent on the third day of the Oktoberfest, in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
Participants of the Oktoberfest folklore parade march in the city of Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
A woman drinks beer during the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. The Oktoberfest is the world's biggest beer festival. AP / Christof Stache
Waitresses wave with their beersteins while riding a decorated coach to the opening of the famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. Some six million visitors from around the globe are expected to come to the Bavarian capital, until the end of the world famous beer festival on Oct 5, 2008. AP / Matthias Schrader
Beer steins were raised in cheers throughout the day during the celebration of the annual Oktoberfest Street Party on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colo., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. The annual event traditionally draws thousands of people into the mountain town for one last big event of the summer. Summit Daily News / Mark Fox
Tourists drink beer out of their shoes at the Hofbraeuhaus ('HB') beer tent during day 3 of the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 22, 2008 in Munich, Germany. The Oktoberfest is seen as the leading beer festival worldwide. Getty Images / Johannes Simon
A man rests on a bench during the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 21, 2008 in Munich, Germany. Getty Images / Andreas Rentz
