Kiss

Over two-thirds of the kiss initiators and kiss recipients turned their heads to the right

Evidence from various sources indicates that kissing was a well-established tradition even earlier than previously thought

Troels Pank Arbøll & Sophie Lund Rasmussen examined cuneiform writings from Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq & Syria, looking for references to kissing

On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their "The End of the Road" farewell tour at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really.

Kiss and Whitesnake, two legendary rock bands that left their mark on the music world for more than 40 years, is set to bid a farewell to their beloved fans at a series of events in which Saints 'N' Sinner, a Turkish power metal giant, will also be a part of it.

International Kissing day, also known as World Kiss Day, is celebrated on July 6. As the name suggests, this day encourages people to pucker up and share a kiss with someone, whether it is their long-term partner or a crush they are trying to seduce.

A Turkish court sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on July 11 for kissing his daughter on the lips while the prosecutor demanded his acquittal. 

Marilyn Monroe famously invoked a Hollywood "where they'll pay you $1,000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul" -- but these days it's as likely to be the other way around.

An author has been hailed as the Muslim answer to Belle De Jour, after penning the first ever halal sex manual for women.
The US-born author who goes by the pen name Umm Muladhat wrote The Muslimah Sex Manual: A Halal Guide to Mind Blowing Sex, which was released last week.

Iran's Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry has given permission for the publication of "Madonna in a Fur Coat" (Kürk Mantolu Madonna), a 1943 work by celebrated Turkish author Sabahattin Ali, on the condition that the verb "kiss" be removed from the book, daily Hürriyet has reported.