Berlusconi Probe

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in trouble again for having tried to have this 17-year-old Moroccan nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, who goes under the stage name Ruby, released from police custody. What gentleman could ignore the plight of such a nubile young beauty banged up in a police cell? But that's not how the Italian authorities view it. Accusations of underage sex have been hurled at the gallant Latin. BBC News has jumped on the bandwagon with a slide show of Berlusconi's women (CLICK). Kerima, who is now 18, has denied having sex with Berlusconi, but has admitted to being paid £5,900 (7,000 euro thingies, $9,400) to attend one of his parties. If only British politicians were as entertaining!