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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves NYPD SVU headquarters in Harlem May 15, 2011.
   
Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair walk to catch a cab in New York August 25, 2011. A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility of his accuser.
  
The illegal wedding of Tamzid takes place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Most of Tamzids family disowned him after learning he was gay.Male same-sex unions are criminalized in Bangladesh and the punishment include fines and imprisonment of up to ten years. The gay community is generally underground and heavily stigmatized. No hate crime laws exist to address crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity bias.
     
  
The illegal wedding of Tamzid takes place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Most of Tamzids family disowned him after learning he was gay.Male same-sex unions are criminalized in Bangladesh and the punishment include fines and imprisonment of up to ten years. The gay community is generally underground and heavily stigmatized. No hate crime laws exist to address crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity bias.
   
Nafeesa Hossain is photographed in Savar, Bangladesh March, 2011. Hossain is 21 years old and has been working in the garment industry for 6 years. She currently works in a factory which is part of Asda George's pilot project which claims it has made significant improvement with wages and productivity. Hossain currently earns 5,500 taka a month (around 47 pounds).
   
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, participates in a conversation with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at The Tibet Fund Town Hall in New York, 2009. The Dalai Lama, a Buddhist monk who is seen as a figure of moral authority in much of the world, was on a three-day visit to New York. US President Barack Obama's top Asia advisor recently said China should see the Dalai Lama as "part of the solution" on Tibet instead of trying to isolate him.
     
  
Samantha, New York City
   
Sammy Sackstein, 19, hula hoops at the Bethel Woods Music Festival near the site of the original Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, New York August, 2009. The concert was held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic festival.
   
Elissa Mopper, 20, blows bubbles at the Bethel Woods Music Festival near the site of the original Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, New York August, 2009. The concert was held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic festival.
     
  
   
Cecilia Rodhe, mother of Chicago Bull's player Joakim Noah, is photographed in her Brooklyn home.
   
Laura Donna Jolie stands for a picture on the rooftop of her apartment building. Jolie is penning a memoir about her affair with Tiger Woods.
     
  
Adriana Lima stages a promotion at the Victoria's Secret SoHo store.
   
Fashion Designer Betsey Johnson is seen in her studio in Manhattan.
   
Mermaid Parade, Coney Island, Brooklyn.