For the past 11 years, Mini has been one of the major sponsors of the European Life Ball to support HIV/AIDS research.

Part of that sponsorship has been the sale of a one-of-a-kind special-edition car designed by some of the biggest names in fashion.

This year, Mini had commissioned Italian Vogue’s chief editor Franca Sozzani to customize the new Mini Roadster. The model was presented at the 20th annual Life Ball event in Vienna and was auctioned to raise €54,000 for AIDS charity.

Tennis stars Andre Agassi and his wife, Steffi Graf, are offering a one hour private tennis lesson with them for charity.

The duo will give the lesson to the lucky bidder in Las Vegas and the auction is benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The current bid is at $26,000.

More than 200 beautifully crafted giant eggs, created by some of the world’s foremost purveyors of luxury, have been hidden in secret locations throughout central London, as the capital welcomes The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt.

Respected names including Mulberry, Candy & Candy, Nicky Haslam, Theo Fennel, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Quinn, Zaha Hadid and Selfridges have given their time to fashioning some of the most fabulous Easter eggs ever created.

Some of London’s premier postcodes will be home to the eggs, including Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Green Park and Canary Wharf.

Nicki Minaj has become the latest celebrity to launch her own makeup range for Viva Glam MAC, along with singer Ricky Martin.

According to their website: ‘Every cent of the selling price of MAC Viva Glam lipstick and lipglass is donated to the MAC AIDS Fund.’

Nicki’s satin lipstick, “Bright Yellow Pink,” is a creamy, vibrant Barbie pink and retails for $17.50. Ricky’s untinted lip conditioner retails for $18.

Even though Christmas is not a traditional Japanese celebration, few places in the world mark December 25 with such gusto as Tokyo.

The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo has announced a WISH.forJapan Christmas package that is available December 10-25.

10 percent of the price, which starts at Y52,000 per night will go to support people affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan in March.

Luxury design company Brikk will launch a series of limited edition luxury iPhone cases, profits from which will benefit those in need around the world.

The limited edition collection revolves around the theme of “Altruistic Precision” and is launched with the Trim series of luxury titanium cases for the iPhone 4.

The luxury cases are available in gold, platinum, ‘black DLC’ and ‘grey stealth’ finishes and cost from $3,000 to $4,500.