Milena and Sidsela attended a conference on "Microbicides: Meeting the challenge of HIV prevention in women ".

Milena attended a hearing on "Abortion-making it a right for all women in the European Union ", organised by one member of IPPF .

Milena attended a seminar on "Welfare Activities and Technologies for Ageing Population", where six major cities in Finland shared their experie...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- For Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, who arrived in New York Tuesday the eight-day trip to the United States is the toughest visit they could possibly have undertaken. Even eight years after her death in a Paris auto accident, America remains Princess Diana country, and her memory will loom over the royal couple's itinerary whic...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- For Britain`s Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, who arrived in New York Tuesday the eight-day trip to the United States is the toughest visit they could possibly have undertaken. Even eight years after her death in a Paris auto accident, America remains Princess Diana country, and her memory will loom over the royal couple`s itinerary w...

Dark Room Theatre, 2263 Mission; 517-3581, www.darkroomsf.com. $13. Opens Fri/4, 8pm. Runs Fri-Sat, 8pm. Through Nov 26. Tech Slave Productions presents this performance subtitled From Those That Barely Remember.

Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor; 386-2373, theatreabydos@aol.com. $18-25. Previews Fri/4, 8pm. Opens Sat/5, 8pm. Runs Fri-Sat, 8pm (no shows Nov 25-26). Through Dec 17. Abydos Theater...

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The models at the Dolce & Gabbana spring 2006 show in Milan shimmied down the runway in tablecloth-lace suits, temptress-red dresses and voluminous Scarlett O...

A special brand of vodka being marketed for women has appeared on Ukraine's hard drinks market. The new La Femme vodka is based on unusual recipes using alcoholic fruit juice. Production of La Femme has been launched in the village of Stepanki where a local distillery discovered high quality more...

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Women's curling is sure to receive a lot more exposure this year, thanks to a new international calendar that features nude and scantily clad female curlers.

The calendar is the brainchild of Ana Arce, a photographer who skipped the Andorran women's team for three seasons before moving to Spain this year.

“I think it's going to change the image of the sport which i...

Down a small, narrow alleyway deep within the interior neighborhoods of Istanbul, Turkey, is the residence of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, of Constantinople, and spiritual leader to the world's 350 million Orthodox Christians. Unlike the Pope or the Dalai Lama, however, Bartholomew receives considerably less press coverage and media attention outside countries and communities where Orth...

Dance Review Budapest Ensemble Sign In to E-Mail This Printer-Friendly Save Article By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO Published: November 1, 2005

The csardas folk dance caused quite a stir 200 years ago in Central Europe, according to the Hungarian expert Kalman Dreisziger. Perhaps all those skirt-swirling women and boot-slapping men brought uncomfortable visions of lusty Gypsies to aristocratic minds...

Curling is adding some sex to its sliders, getting extra exposure -- literally -- from a dozen female curlers, including one from Ottawa.

They have posed for various nude and barely-clothed photos for a calendar that will go a long way toward dispelling the myth that the Roarin' Game is a sport played by old men wearing ugly sweaters.

"I've taken a whole whack of orders already,"...