A man was arrested for biting off part of a prostitute's ear, after he mistook her of trying to get away without completing her task. According to police reports, the 54-year old man acquired the services of the 44-year old woman after finding an advertisement on the online classified listing, Craigslist.

Sex workers in Hungary now become significant contributors to the country's legal economy as officials said Monday it would allow prostitutes to apply for a working permit. The effort, which allows prostitutes to issue receipts to their customers and make social security contributions, in turn allows the approximately 20,000 prostitutes to generate for the Hungarian government as much as an estimated $1 billion annual revenue.

In an attempt to blend in with their surroundings, sex workers in Mombasa are undergoing a drastic fashion makeover. Most have traded in their scanty work attire for the buibui, a modest, loose, flowing gown and head covering favored by Muslim women. In the city's red-light district, several buibui clad ladies of the night walk the streets. Some gave reasons for this change in clothing styles.

Australian prostitutes, who legally sell sex in brothels enjoy a higher level of job satisfaction than those who work illegally, selling sex on the streets or in their home, a new survey suggests. The survey, involving nearly 250 prostitutes, found that legal prostitutes (brothel-based) have similar levels of job satisfaction, physical health and mental well-being as other working women who have more professional jobs.

After a year-long, $253,000 makeover, a brothel in Pompeii was open to the public again Thursday, although not for its original purpose. The Lupanare, which comes from the Latin word "lupa," or prostitute, is part of a tour of the city's ruins. In the past year, the Lupanare's frescoes were restored and repairs were made to its structure. The ground floor of one building featured different sex scenes on every door, and the upper floor, which was for more prestigious clients, had names engraved on its doors. Experts say the pictures may have indicated each prostitute's specialty and the names may have been those of the prostitutes and their clients.