Vilnius - Leaders of Lithuania's parties include a stunt pilot who was the first European president to be impeached, a fugitive gherkin magnate and a game show host who was once arrested in connection with a bomb scare. In such a bizarre political landscape, Andrius Kubilius seems unusual for being a professional politician.
Kubilius is seen as the country's likely next prime minister after a round of coalition-building wraps up in the wake of recently finished elections.
Melbourne, Oct 27 : Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson has a new man in her life, Brian John Burgess, 56, who happens to be a convicted cocaine smuggler.
Burgess, who has a removal company in London called Aussie Man&Van, helped the 44-year-old model move from Notting Hill, West London, to nearby Ladbroke Grove, and became friendly with her.
He had been found guilty of drug trafficking by the NSW District Court in 1996, and sentenced to four years jail after he attempted to smuggle 2kg of cocaine from the US inside hollowed-out books.
New York, Oct 27 : American actor Denis Leary has earned himself the ire of gays for his slurs, and is currently defending his right to call homosexual men “fags”.
Leary, who had earlier come under attack for making fun of autism, blames his parents and the Catholic Church for his slurs.
In an interview with next month''s issue of gay magazine The Advocate, Leary was made to defend himself after he was grilled about his upcoming book, ‘Why We Suck’, and a chapter titled ‘Matt Dillon Is a Giant Fag.’
“What gives you the right to use the ‘F-word?’,” the New York Post quoted interviewer Brandon Voss as demanding.
London, Oct 27 : British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has revealed that if he were not into racing, his next career choice would have been music.
Hamilton, 23, who is taking part in the driver’s championship this Sunday in Brazil, spoke of how he likes to sing and play the guitar in his hotel room before hitting the tracks.