Pictures in the News | Oct. 3, 2012

An Indonesian jockey competes during a traditional Pacu Jawi event -- also known as the mud cow race -- in Tanah Datar in the West Sumatra province of Indonesia. Pacu Jawi is held by farmers before the start of the new harvesting season.  (Zulkfili / EPA)

Disabled Afghan men practice for a wheelchair basketball tournament in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.  (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)

A municipal worker in New Delhi sprays an area to keep the mosquito population in check. The mosquito-borne disease dengue is on the rise in the city.  (Tsering Topgyal / Associated Press)

A volunteer labels seats at the University of Denver ahead of the presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.  (David Goldman / Associated Press)

British police attend the funeral in Manchester of a colleague who died in the line of duty.  (Andrew Yates / AFP/GettyImages)

An Army team carries the remains of Sgt. Thomas J. Butler at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Butler, of Wilmington, N.C., died in Afghanistan.  (Steve Ruark / Associated Press)

A police officer in Cape Town, South Africa, gives a warning after a truck was set on fire by striking drivers.  (Schalk van Zuydam / Associated Press)

A balloonist prepares a balloon for a flight in Timna Valley national park in southern Israel.  (Jack Guez / AFP/GettyImages)

A 1,500-pound crocodile named Rex waits for feeding after coming out of a three-month hibernation at a zoo in Sydney, Australia.  (Rob Griffith / Associated Press)