In Pics: Women who kept men hooked onscreen

Here are some of the most memorable on-screen prostitutes according to an US magazine, Entertainment Weekly's online countdown.

Teens turn prostitutes to pay fees

Many teenage Zimbabwean girls are taking to prostitution to pay college fees, falling prey to HIV virus.

Daspu is a fashion house founded and run by prostitutes which has become the talk of Brazil's fashion industry.

The statue, made of bronze, shows a woman who confidently looks out into the world.

The South Korean government is giving gifts for office workers who promise not to visit brothels this holiday season.

48-year-old Steve Wright arrived in court in England on Friday to face charges that he murdered five prostitutes.

A 48-year-old man has been charged with the murder of five prostitutes in the eastern British town of Ipswich.

He said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography

British media quoted the suspect as saying he knew all the victims and was repeatedly interviewed by police.

British police released surveillance television footage of one of five murdered prostitutes.

The Suffolk Strangler may have drugged five young prostitutes before killing them in the English town of Ipswich.

The sex tax component of the "pleasure tax" had jumped from €7,90,000 in 2005 to about 8,28,000 this year in Cologne.