Washington, Apr. 18 : A former top adviser to former Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Steve Schmidt, has warned the Grand Old Party (GOP) against becoming a `religious party'.

Schmidt told a Washington, D. C., convention for the Log Cabin Republicans -- a grassroots group for gay and lesbian Republicans, that the GOP must shift their views on gay marriage.

Washington, Apr 18 : Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he was reduced to tears when he received a letter from Kim Basinger, stating that she utterly loved his performance in `The Wrestler'.

Rourke, who acted alongside Kim in 91/2 Weeks, revealed that letter to him was like winning accolades.

"Coming from her, it was very special and it was very generous and heartfelt letter. It brought me to tears, really," Contactmusic quoted Rourke as saying.

Washington, Apr 18 : Model Donna Feldman, who is known for her exotic looks, insists that although Brazilian models have always reigned the swimsuit modeling industry, Israeli women can give them a run for their money.

Donna strongly believes that Israeli women are much more exotic looking, and can take the modeling industry by storm.

London, Apr 18 : Pop star Christina Aguilera is reportedly in talks to play the role of a burlesque dancer in a forthcoming flick.

The flick in question has been written by Steven Antin, and Christina has been considered for the lead role in the flick, reports the Daily Express.

On the other hand, Dancing With the Stars'' professional Julianne Hough is also in talks to star alongside Aguilera as a pregnant showgirl.

Cairo- US special envoy George Mitchell is holding talks with Egyptian president Hosny Mubarak on Saturday in Cairo as part of his Middle East tour to promote peace in the region.

Mitchell arrived in Cairo on Friday night, coming from Israel and the Palestinian territories, and met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

After the meeting Mitchell praised the Egyptian role in establishing peace in the Middle East and told reporters that the US was committed to "comprehensive peace" in the region.