NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND — Squeezing more productivity out of employees while keeping costs down in an ancient ambition and many an effective and ineffective technique has been employed in its pursuit. A British business consultant has proposed what may be one of the more...

WASHINGTON, DC — Two dozen conservative Christian groups banded together Tuesday to form what they hope will become a single force for advancing shared political and social agendas.The newly formed Freedom Federation plans to oppose such issues as abortion, pornography and...

KIEV, UKRAINE — Despite protests from free-speech advocates and other broad segments of the population, Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko on Tuesday signed into law strict new legislation than bans pornography.Passed June 11th by a 343-to-107 vote in Parliament, the law...

EL DORADO, KS — Reading the headlines about Emily Sander’s life would lead the casual observer to think that the most exciting thing that ever happened during her brief 18 years on earth took place during the three months when she was a softcore model know as “Zoey Zane.”...

NEW DELHI — Mukteswar Temple is one of the most petite of the Indian temples. Build in the 10th century, its intricate and wildly imaginative erotic carvings are more familiar to the average non-native than its name. Often associated in people’s minds with the Kama Sutra,...

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — Science has confirmed what humans have known all along: Increased sexual activity leads to increased birth rates.Doctors at an Australian fertility clinic began prescribing increased sexual congress for men with fertility problems after a study...

PROVO, UT — Brigham Young University, affiliated with the Mormon Church, has lifted a three-year campus-wide ban on YouTube.According to a university spokeswoman, even though much YouTube content violates the school’s strict guidelines for virtuous living, university and...

VALLETA, MALTA — The Malta Communications Authority has proposed new regulations that will require all companies providing telecommunications services in the country to alert subscribers when abnormal charges are billed to their accounts. If adopted, the service will be...

AKRON, OH — Although some cities and states allow dancers and customers to get up-close-and-personal, if you’re close enough to smell her sweat, chances are you’re too close to the stripper in question if she’s shaking her groove thing in the not-so-sexy state of...

PITTSBURGH, PA – Robert Zicari and his wife, Janet Romano, owners of the now-defunct adult production house Extreme Associates, were sentenced Wednesday to one year plus one day in federal prison after pleading guilty in March to one count each of conspiracy to distribute obscene...