Mutia, a 16-year-old Sumatran orangutan, sits chained to a pipe at an abandoned garment factory before her rescue by conservationists in Medan, Indonesia. Orangutans are often illegally kept as pets. (Binsar Bakkara / Associated Press)
Organist Simon Johnson inspects the pipes of the recently restored Dome Organ in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The organ has 7,256 pipes. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)
Nepalese dance-bar workers stage a torch rally against a government crackdown on discos and nightclubs in Katmandu. Police said that more than 500 people, demanding the right to work after midnight, took part. (Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Images)
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Dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform during a dress rehearsal in Istanbul, Turkey. The company, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is in Istanbul as part of an international tour. (Murad Sezer / Associated Press)
A waiter stands in the lounge as illegal immigrants from Mali occupy Paris’ famous La Tour d’Argent restaurant, demanding that the government immediately grant them full working papers. The protest is part of a movement that has put President Nicolas Sarkozy, who came to power on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, in a tight spot. (Francois Mori / Associated Press)
