Pictures in the News | Oct. 25, 2012

Red Bull driver Mark Webber of Australia sits in his car as he talks with his crew ahead of the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi.  (Saurabh Das / Associated Press)

A man rides his bicycle under the arc made by a tree knocked down by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba.  (Franklin Reyes / Associated Press)

Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walks in Miami Beach with her family as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy.  (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

A rebel fighter takes cover during clashes in Aleppo, Syria.  (Narciso Contreras / Associated Press)

An Indian woman and boy scavenge among large idols of the Hindu goddess Durga that were immersed by devotees in the Yamuna River as part of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi.  (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

Muslim pilgrims pray on the Mountain of Mercy in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Thursday. Saudi authorities say about 3.4 million pilgrims have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year’s pilgrimage.  (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)

An Indian boy pats a goat before it is bought by his parents at a roadside temporary shelter ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad, India.  (Mahesh Kumar / Associated Press)

A Pakistani vendor sharpens knives at a stall ahead of the Muslim sacrificial festival of Eid al-Adha in Karachi, Pakistan.  (Asif Hasan / AFP/Getty Images)

A model seen through a veiling curtain, walks down stairs while a traditional Chinese style painting showing flying wild gooses is projected on the curtain at a fashion show by NE TIGER during the China Fashion Week in Beijing.  (Alexander F. Yuan / Associated Press)