Today in photos (Sept. 25)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas talks to reporters as he emerges from the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, after his overnight crusade railing against the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare." Cruz ended the marathon Senate speech opposing President Barack Obama's health care law after talking for 21 hours, 19 minutes. (J. Applewhite / Associated Press)
Protesters burn tires and close the highway to northern cities amid a wave of unrest over the lifting of fuel subsidies by the Sudanese government, in Kadro, 15 miles (24.14 kilometers) north of downtown Khartoum, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Sudan's loss of its main oil-producing territory with the independence of South Sudan in 2011 was a punch to its fragile economy. (Abd Raouf / Associated Press)
In this photo released by the Gwadar local government office on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013, people walk on an island that reportedly emerged off the Gwadar coastline in the Arabian Sea. A deadly magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the remote district of Awaran in Pakistan's Baluchistan province with enough force to create a small island visible off the southern coast, Pakistani officials said. (Gwadar Local Government Office)
Models wear creations for Belgian fashion house Dries van Noten's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection, presented in Paris, Wednesday, Sept.25, 2013. (Christophe Ena / Associated Press)
A man holds Lucky, a stray puppy he rescued, during a protest against stray dog euthanasia, outside the parliament in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 .The bill allowing stray dogs to be euthanized is legal, following a decision by Romania's constitutional court that prompted hundreds of dog lovers to block a main road outside Parliament in protest. The law was drafted by the government after a 4-year-old boy was fatally mauled in Bucharest while left unattended for en extended period of time by his grandmother. (Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press)
Angeles Romero Fernandez, 65 years old, gets help by a neighbor during a panic attack as she and her family wait to be evicted in Madrid, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Romero Fernandez has bipolar syndrome, and together with her husband Efren Rodriguez Gonzalez, they have 6 unemployed family members, including a 8 year-old grandchild, living with them. They have lived in an apartment of the State City Hall Housing Company (EMVS) for 24 years and they have paid a debt of 1200 euros, but EMVS still informed them they had to move out. The eviction was executed despite of the resistance of dozens of Victims' Mortgage Platform (PAH) activists. (Andres Kudacki / Associated Press)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.