Stephanie GarlowMay 26, 2011 09:51

Brazil suspends sex education videos

Evangelical groups worked to block the screenings of the films, arguing they encouraged homosexual behavior.

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A gay couple kisses during a Gay Parade Against Homophobia in Brasilia, on May 18, 2011. (Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil has suspended a plan to show sex education films aimed at combatting homophobia.

President Dilma Rousseff believes the footage is not suitable for children and teenagers, the BBC reports. She said it did not offer an objective picture of homosexuality, according to a government spokesman.

Evangelical groups had worked to block the screenings of the films in schools, arguing they encouraged homosexual behavior.

Grupo Gay da Bahia, a civil rights group, says 260 gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people were murdered in Brazil last year, according to the AP.

Seoul sex workers rally against police crackdown

News DeskMay 17, 2011 12:18

While prostitution is illegal in South Korea, it is widespread and worth an estimated $13 billion or about 1.6 percent of the country's GDP.

Wanderlust: Lesbian prostitutes in Prague

Iva SkochJune 3, 2011 06:24

PRAGUE — Bětka says prostitution taught her to defend herself and to fight for the truth. It also taught her to profoundly despise men. And to come out as a lesbian.

Sex, coffee and nose blowing can "trigger a stroke," researchers say

News DeskMay 6, 2011 14:26

Researchers found eight everyday risk factors that raise blood pressure and are linked to bleeding on the brain, according to a study published in the journal Stroke.

Emily LodishApril 20, 2011 18:11

Porn stars put on clothes for Indonesian films

It's a growing trend in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

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Adult film actress Sasha Grey accepts an award during the 27th annual Adult Video News Awards Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 9, 2010. (Ethan Miller/AFP/Getty Images)

What happens when porn stars put on clothes?

Turns out some of them can act — or at least, they can try to.

The list of Indonesian horror flicks employing foreign porn stars to generate sales is getting longer.

Basically, sex sells in Indonesia — so long as it's wearing clothes.

U.S. adult film star Sasha Grey, who stars in K2K Production's “Pocong Mandi Goyang Pinggul” (“Shrouded Corpse Bathing While Hip-Shaking”), is the latest addition to the list. She will arrive in Jakarta on April 28 for the film's release, according to the Jakarta Globe.

Previous cameos by foreign porn stars include American porn queen Tera Patrick, Japanese starlet Maria Ozama aka Miyabi, Rin Sakuragi and Sora Aoi, who starred in the campy horror flick “Suster Keramas 2” (“Shampooing Nurse.”)

Despite the growing trend, not everyone is rolling out the red carpet.

Indonesia, which is the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, has long been known for its more moderate practice of Islam. In recent years, however, there has been a surge of orthodoxy.

Bulgaria: Brides for sale

Jodi HiltonApril 22, 2011 06:32

Gypsies meet annually in central Bulgaria to trade gossip and find matches for their offspring.

US man acquitted in Canada of child porn importation

News DeskApril 19, 2011 14:17

Among the illegal images was one of a prepubescent girl administering oral sex, according to along with anime pornography and computer-generated images.

Emily LodishApril 15, 2011 12:04

Hong Kong: 3D porn makes its debut

Porn breaks new ground in the former British protectorate, where cinemas were packed yesterday for the debut of the world's first-ever 3D porn film.

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Adult film actress Saori Hara (top) and actor Hiro Haayana (bottom) of Japan perform for the camera during filming on the set of "3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstacy" in Hong Kong on Aug. 13, 2010. Hong Kong director Christopher Sun's 3D porn film is being billed as the world's first. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

You'll feel like you are truly in on the action.

According to writer and producer Stephen Shiu, the world's first 3D porn film — "Sex and Zen 3D: Extreme Ecstasy" — "will leave audiences feeling like they are sitting right there at the edge of the bed," he told The Guardian.

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The film, directed by Hong Konger Christopher Sun, packed cinemas across Hong Kong yesterday as it made its debut, and is looking to do the same in Taiwan today. The Guardian reports that 70 percent of the tickets have already been sold in advance of screenings in Hong Kong.

Moviegoers are apparently flocking from the mainland to Hong Kong and Taiwan to see the film — though it's not the first time that's happened. In 2007, mainlanders traveled to Hong Kong to see the uncensored version of Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution," which also included some graphic sex scenes.

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Loosely based on "The Carnal Prayer Mat," a classic Chinese erotic text, the film follows a young man during the Ming Dynasty as he befriends a duke and embarks on a royal romp. The film is a remake of a Chinese movie from 1991, also called "Sex and Zen."

Kosovo's Mafia: A hotbed of human trafficking

Matt McAllester and Jovo MartinovicMarch 27, 2011 16:03

PRISTINA — In the aftermath of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo, this nascent democracy became a hub of the global trade in human beings.

International pedophile ring shut down, say police (VIDEO)

News DeskMarch 17, 2011 00:37

Police said they rescued 230 children from abuse and arrested 184 suspects, including teachers and police officers.