BOSTON — We decided to see which stories found on search engines have drawn readers to GlobalPost again and again. Some are not surprising — who doesn't like to read about sex and globalization? — and some were, as you were also draw into stories about water shortages and America's fight against the Taliban. Dear reader, your tastes run from high to low, just like ours do. So if you missed any of these most popular stories, enjoy:

Meet India's first porn star

Gay sex on film? No problem. Baring political rifts? Problem.

Japan: Nothing says springtime like a penis festival

Pop star's porn video distracts Greeks

In China, this photo may be porn

Life, Death and the Taliban

Sao Tome's heirloom chocolates

Footloose in Hanoi

The coming war for water

Behold: the world's 10 fattest countries