Alaska News Features The feminist activist group FEMEN —otherwise known as the naked feminists or “topless warriors” — is at it again. Their latest protest, Thursday in Kyiv, was held to oppose the staging of the Euro 2012 soccer championships in the Ukraine. More precisely, they protested the probability that soccer fans will come >>>

The Irish Times - Saturday, June 2, 20121234All roads lead to Euro 2012: Gdansk's almost complete stadium complex. Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters, Chris Jackson/GettyPraga in Warsaw.'Femen' has already grabbed the Euro trophy in three cities. Photographs: Gleb Garanich and Marian Striltsiv/ReutersActivists: Yana Zhdanova, Alexandra and Inna Shevchenko, and Oksana Shachkosay of FemenAfter years of preparation for Euro 2012, Poland is like a nervous hostess making last-minute adjustments before the guests arrive. Can the country shake off its grey, cold-war image and send fans home with multicoloured >>>

Ukraine's sex industry is banking on pulling in clients and cash during Euro 2012 but campaigners paint stark warnings given that the championship co-host has the highest rate of HIV infection in Eastern Europe. "Kyiv's prostitutes are preparing actively for Euro 2012," one Ukrainian sex site said, claiming that some are even studying the history of the 16 nations taking part in the tournament, plus the basics of football, to get a competitive edge. Ukraine transformed prostitution from a crime to a misdemeanour in 2006, with fines ranging from eight to 20 euros (£6.5-£16, $10-$25), >>>