silvio berlusconi denies allegations that he paid for sex with underage prostitutes. vatican statement urges more solid morality in says the church must distance itself from silvio berlusconi of the accusations are confirmed. from rome, years the report. >> tens of -- still prime minister. silvio berlusconi taking time out to reflect on the events that are swirling around him. told by reporters, the opposition into should resign. mr. berlusconi says i am having fun. later, the prime minister comes back out to repeat his message. someone else must think about their resignation, certainly not me. i am the person with been offended. prosecutors say the prime minister paid this girl, known as ruby the heartbreaker, for sex. she was to 17 years old. ribby in mr. berlusconi both deny it. but the prosecutors say she was one of a number prostitutes used by mr. berlusconi. they said that have wiretaps proving the girl tried to blackmail the prime minister. the vatican has now made its first comments on the scandal. >> the catholic church must distance itself from berlusconi if

and that she asked berlusconi for almost $7 million to keep quiet. claimed berlusconi told her, ruby, i'll give you whatever amount you want. i'll pay you, i'll cover you in gold. but the important thing is to keep everything under wraps. don't say a thing to anyone. this real life soap opera gets soapier. tonight, ruby went on national television. a channel owned by berlusconi. again, she denied the prime minister ever touched her. still, in the last year, gunga bunga has taken italy by storm. his second wife wants $55 million a year in a divorce settlement. she accused him of frequenting minors. and just last month, berlusconi's hold on power was cut to a razor thin three votes in parliament. the stress is clearly starting to show. but don't count him out quite yet. >> berlusconi's like one of the mythological figures in sort of greek myth, that you never -- you can never say it's politically dead. so, he'll go with a bang. but he'll -- he'll go fighting. >> reporter: it may be berlusconi's toughest fight yet. bunga bunga could be his swan song. fo

berlusconi gave her 6,000 pounds.wice in three days the prime minister has gone on television in the face of almost universal condemnation. >> there hasn't been any abuse of power or any prostitution. there has been nothing i should be ashamed of. the accusations are laughable. >> i think it is always the same story about berlusconi. it is really strange. >> it is really disgusting because it has been going on for a long time >> sometimes we feel ashamed. i feel ashamed. >> pope benedict appeared to pass his own judgment during an audience at the vatican. >> without naming mr. berlusconi, the pope spoke of people in public life needing to be committed to a more robust morality. other figures in the catholic church have gone further with bishops calling the scandal a devastating tornado. some say he must now resign. mr. berlusconi today refused to be questioned by magistrates. but their phone tap evidence about the girls and his money has been leaked to the press. one girl describes mr. berlusconi as a cash machine for

news of the criminal investigation forced the 74- year-old berlusconi to go on t.v.insist he'd done nothing wrong. parties, yes, sex, yes, but he never paid for it. and he had no idea some of the women were underage. he accused the investigators of being politically motivated. but for an italian public long used to their leader's sexual hijinks, this may have been one bunga-bunga too many. so much so that today the pope took a swipe at the sex scandal. "public officials," he said, "must set a good moral example." >> he doesn't seem to be in control any longer. so it's not just a matter of how you behave personally and sexually, it is that he seems to be a bit too much into that. >> reporter: as usual, public opinion here is bad news/good news for berlusconi. according to the latest poll, while 79% of italians think he should answer questions about his personal behavior, barely a third think it will have any political effect. >> berlusconi is like... he likes nice women. what's the problem? it's natural. >> reporter: but the scandal could cost berlusconi a few female

silvio berlusconi has made no secret of his dislike of judges.e spent $300 million on legal fees during his business political career. defending himself a says in the unfair courts. silvio berlusconi's lawyers say latest claims are groundless and absurd. they come at an awkward time for the prime minister. he wants to strengthen his weak government and not have its distracted by more allegations. so far it is scandal and not success that follows him into 2011. >> pope benedict -- his predecessor at a ceremony on may 1. he has signed a document except in the authenticity of a miracle attributed to john paul. a french nun claims to have been cleared from parkinson's disease from john paul himself who was a parkinson's suffer. you will find all the international news anytime you want on bbc.com. you can get in touch with me on twitter. you can see what is coming up on facebook as well. thanks for watching. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth,

sylvia berlusconi arrested over the connection with a teenage belly dancer.hey want to question him over allegations of underage prostitution and claims that he improperly called police to get them to release the woman from custody. and this is her. real name car oirks ma and stage -- kareem that and stage name ruby. she claims on one occasion she received $9,000 or $6,000 pounds. mr. berlusconi said he knew her and asked the police to let her go but denies having sex with her. the allegations compound a bad week for the italian leader, coming less than a day after the country's highest court, he removed his immunity from prosecution. he has yet to hear if he's going back to trial on three corruption cases. berlusconi's lawyer says the claims are groundless and absurd. they come at a bad time. berlusconi wants to strengthen his government and not have it distracted by more allegations. so far, it isal -- scandal and not success that followed him in too 2011. >> this is bbc news. the headlines now. weeks of violence and protests in tunisia forced president ben

prosecutors say she was 17 when silvio berlusconi paid her for sex. she and the prime minister have repeatedly denied there was any intimate contact or exchange of money. she is at least one of 14 ministers -- people that entertain the prime minister at his home. some have come forward to say they were paid for sex. silvio berlusconi said if those allegations were true he would have to have the stamina of superman. public officials must rediscover their moral roots said the pope. other senior figures have gone further. the italian bishops' conference is due to discuss the issue on thursday. does this mean silvio berlusconi is on his way out? almost certainly not. the prime minister's coalition partners will ultimately want him to stay. duncan kennedy, "bbc world news." >> a top stories for you this hour. a blast at the biggest russian airport in moscow has killed 35 people and injured more than 130. protests on the streets of lebanon against plans by has blood to form the next government. -- plans by hezbollah to form the next government. revolution s

could this be a sign berlusconi's feeling the heat coming from his own party? even the vatican?any italians seem amused at worst. >> translator: it's his private life. if he gave me 10,000 euros, i'd do it too. >> reporter: some of his biggest defenders are the showgirls from the tv station. he's like a second father. generous, with a big heart. barbara and ari says he gives them gifts and money, but as a friend. that his parties are just dinners where girls dance and he sings. berlusconi could face criminal charges, even a trial within months, but so far, says he has done nothing wrong and refuses to back down. michelle kosinski, nbc news, milan. >>> now to domestic politics in chicago tonight, a reprieve for mayoral candidate, former white house chief of staff, rahm emmanuel. the state supreme court said his name will remain on the ballot while it considers his residency case. he was kicked off by an appeals court just yesterday, which ruled he wasn't legible to run because he lived in washington last year, while working at the white house. ballots are being printed with his n

the devastating allegations that have left silvio berlusconi reeling. his career at its lowest mark. the most damaging accusation is he paid for sex with a 17-year- old. she denies these sex but admits he gave her 6,000 pounds. the prime minister has gone on television twice in the face of universal condemnation. >> there has not been any abuse of power or any prostitution. there has been nothing i should be ashamed of. the accusations are not logical. >> it is a sign of life. nothing really strange. >> i have been going on for a long time. >> sometimes you feel ashamed. >> pope benedict appeared to pass his own judgment. the pope spoke of people in public life needing to be committed to a more robust morality. other figures in the catholic church have gone even further with bishops calling the scandal a devastating tornado. political opponents of the prime minister say he must resign. >> mr. berlusconi refused to the question today. evidence has been leaked to the press. one girl describes him as a cash machine for which you need no pin. another was as

she said berlusconi told her, i'll give you whatever amount you want, i'll cover you in gold. but the important thing is to keep everything under wraps. both ruby and the prime minister deny ever having sex. "there's been no abuse of power, no consorting with prostitutes of any age," he says. "this is all fabricated by prosecutors who trample the law for political purposes and media attention." >> reporter: but today's urging from the pope for public officials to rediscover their spiritual and moral roots is a blow to berlusconi. but the self-made billionaire, first elected prime minister in 1994, is still loved by some. >> i love you. >> i'm against it, so -- >> reporter: you love, you hate. it's a scandal that would sink any other politician, but to the growing calls for his resignation, berlusconi said this week, "not a chance-- i'm having too much fun." miguel marquez, abc news, rome. >>> and when we return, the real party animals. what do they teach us about ourselves and drinking? king? sometimes to call for help. or to ask what that yellow engine light means. where to s

the prime minister berlusconi can no longer benefit from a blanket immunity from prosecution while he is in office. this means corruption trials may now resume. >> this was the piece of paper with the decision on silvio and berlusconi. would it continue his prosecution or lift it, it went for both they treated it as a victory anyway, saying no one should be above the law, even if they are running a country. the court said mr. berlusconi will no longer automatically be shifted from persecution he will go back on trial for three cases of fraud and -- of fraud and bribery. had he been totally defeated, it might have triggered a crisis. the court passed the matter under the three trial judges theory but it is up to them to decide if the case should be reactivated. he no longer had a blanket exemption his fragile administration will now struggle on. his political liabilities remain lined up. >> brisbane under water. tens of thousands of australians see their home engulfed by the flood superior -- by the floods. 5000 workers are voting whether to except the radical packet of change. it coul

no wonder silvio berlusconi books under pressure. facing the most damaging accusations of his career. this is the girl at the center of the claims. her facebook name is ruby. prosecutors say the prime minister paid to have sex with a 17-year-old. >> ruby has told interviewers she never had sex with him work was paid for sex. the 6,000 pounds he gave her was because she needed help. mr. berlusconi has twice been on television this week to deny the claims. >> i did not pay prostitutes and did not have sex with ruby. it was a lurid rebuttals from the leader. but phone conversations secretly taped by prosecutors reveal a different version. ruby is recorded as saying she would receive as much money as you want if you kept quiet. one girl was ordered to put on a stethoscope and nurse's uniform. you know how much he likes that sort of thing. today, pope benedict reference the scandal during an audience in the vatican. the pope spoke of italian society losing its soul and spiritual roots. other figures in the catholic church have gone even f

berlusconi has denied any wrong doing. >>> scientists for the u.s.geological survey are warning that california faces the risk of being hit by a so-called super storm that could cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large earthquake. the hypothetical scenario created using california's flood history and climate change projections describes what could be a ten-foot wall of water flooding nearly a quarter of the state's homes. >>> it died out around 8,000 years ago, but in just five years the woolly mammoth could soon be walking the earth again. japanese researchers say they will launch a project this year to revive the ice age paciderm through the cloning of cells through the carcass of a mammoth preserved in sign earian permafrost. >>> here's how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,787 after gaining 55 points last friday. the s&p added nine points. the nasdaq rose 20. taking a look overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei climbs 16 points, but in hong kong, the hang seng shed two.ç >>> after a six-month s

prosecutors say she was 17 when silvio berlusconi paid her for sex.uby and the prime minister have both repeatedly denied there was any intimate contact or exchange of money. prosecutors say ruby is one of at least 14 women who entertained the prime minister at his home. some have come forward to say that they were paid for sex. silvio berlusconi says if all the allegations were true, he would have to have the stamina of superman. pope benedict indirectly chastised him on friday, saying that public officials must rediscover their spiritual and moral roots. other senior catholic church figures have gone further. the italian bishops' conference will discuss the conference -- the scandal on monday. does all this pressure mean he is on his way out? almost definitely not. if the opposition does not have a credible alternative, his coalition partners will want him to stay. duncan kennedy in rome. ♪ >> here are the top stories. a blast at russia's biggest airport in moscow has killed at least 35 people and injured more than 130 others. protests on the street

of having sex with a number of young prostitutes berlusconi has died at the allegations which follow a number of other sex scandals surrounding him the latest revelations come a time when berlusconi's government has been struggling to maintain its majority prostitution is not going to go in the country exploiting or helping to arrange sex with minors is. more than three and a half thousand people have fled their homes after raging floodwaters reached the australian state of victoria falls weeks of flooding in queensland to the north where the death toll from flooding has now risen to twenty authorities are still searching for missing people. former dictator of haiti john caudle yaz returned to the country twenty six years after he was overthrown he greeted crowds of supporters but did not say why you have chosen to return or why do you plan to do also known as baby dog he'd herit of power from his father at nineteen and presided over one of the darkest chapters in haitian history he is accused of torturing and killing political opponents rolling in an atmosphere of fear and repressio

berlusconi denies having sex with her. the allegations compound a bad week for the leader.oming less than a day after the highest court removed his immunity from prosecution. he has yet to hear if he is to go back on trial in corruption cases. he has made no secret of his dislike of judges, especially those in lawn that are politically motivated -- especially those in milan. he spent $300 million on legal fees during his political career. defending himself in the courts. his lawyers say the latest claims are groundless and absurd. this comes at an awkward time for the prime minister. he wants to strengthen his weak government and not be distracted by more allegations. so far it is scandal that has followed him into 2011. >>> bbc has signed a huge deal to explore for oil off the russian gulf coast. it could be worth billions. >> the chief executive of bp, there are some people who keep you waiting. this deal has been worth waiting for. the exploitation of what they hope to be vast reserves in the arctic. the russian prime minister vladimir putin said the work would require b

berlusconi would have liked a victory in court. that could have given them the best to strengthen his government. he did not get it. his pride all administration will now struggle on. -- is fragile administration will now struggle on. >> you are watching bbc world news. genetically modified are engineered to rendered bird flu harmless. 5000 workers are wondering whether to accept a radical change to their job. they could close its workers about against the proposals. >> a candlelight vigil for a jobs ahead of a two-day referendum could have a serious effect. workers are being asked to vote on a plan that would have staff received less benefits. the security agreement of several unions to form the deal. at this did so, at least one union was adamantly opposed. >> we will not sign this agreement. we will always fight against it. >> at the hearts of the proposal is the need to combat a falling sales in its court european markets. and to boost productivity. it is italy's largest industrial group. it aims to invest up to 20 million euro

prosecutors are examining whether berlusconi intervened to have the girl released from police custody when she was detained over theft allegations. the prime minister denies any wrongdoing. >>> military police and brazil have been deployed to stop looting in flooded areas and rescue workers are covered more victims. brazil's worst natural disaster in four decades has claimed 500 lives. 10,000 people are seeking shelter and aid. the extent of the damage has exposed major flaws in the country's emergency plan. >> relatives waited anxiously outside of the hospitals for news of their loved ones. coffins are brought out one after the other. only now many learned that friends and family are among the victims. the police stations and churches have been turned into makeshift morgues. >> i lost my mother, daughter, and granddaughter. i don't know what to do now. there is no future, no hope left in life. >> in a first effort to help survivors, the brazilian president has released the equivalent of 350 million euros of emergency aid and she has urged authorities to approve disaster management. >

other stories from around the world and italian prosecutors have accused prime minister silvio berlusconi of having sex with a number of underage prostitutes they have requested to search the premier's home as part of an investigation there as kone has denied the allegations which follow a number of other sex scandals surrounding him the latest revelations come a time when berlusconi's government has been struggling to maintain its majority while prostitution is not illegal in the country exploiting or helping to arrange sex with minors is. more than three and a half thousand people have fled their homes after raging floodwaters reached the australian state of victoria falls weeks of flooding in queensland to the north where the death toll from flooding is now risen to twenty authorities are still searching for missing people. the for fear of haiti's own claude duvalier has returned to the country twenty six years after he was overthrown he greeted crowds of supporters but did not say why chosen to return or what he planned to do also known as baby doc he inherited power from his father a

stories from around the world here in our team high in prosecutors accuse prime minister silvio berlusconi of having sex with a number of under-age prostitutes they have requested to search the premier's home as part of an investigation berlusconi has denied the allegations which follow a number of other a sex scandal surrounding him the latest revelations come at a time when gross cronies government has been struggling to maintain its majority while prostitution is not illegal in the country exploiting or helping to arrange sex with minors is. rescued first in the state of rio de janeiro half continue their efforts to recover bodies trapped under tons of mud and debris heavy rain storms over the last week have left nearly seven hundred people dead and more than one hundred thousand displaced downpour unleashed rock and raging torrents of water down mountainsides directly into towns used as weekend getaways the government has been heavily criticized for failing to warn residents of the disaster. a former dictator of haiti zhang quadruple yaz return to the country twenty six years after he

. >> berlusconi quedÓ pegado a una prostituta en la opiniÓn pÚblica, esto se agravÓ cuando miles de mujereson la mascota de la familia. casi festejÓ el segundo aÑo de poder que se cumple hoy. >> vamos a una pausa. >> resultÓ muy claro dejar esperando a miles de personas por su correspondencia. estados unidos pone en >> miles de residentes en washington se quedaron sin recibir correspondencia porque el cartero las quemaba con destino a la basura para pasarse horas en una taberna. el cartero fue enviado a la cÁrcel con libertad condicional. >> una mujer cayÓ en una fuente. afortunadamente saliÓ mojada pero ilesa, su celular muerto, pasÓ a mejor vida. que lo captado en cÁmara, ahora la seÑora pretende demandar al centro comercial alegando que los guardias no corrieron a socorrerla. >> ambos pandas han vivido en este su lÓgico desde el aÑo 2000 y se han convertido en una de las principales atracciones del lugar. >> el fallecido pulpofamoso por predecir los resultados en el pasado mundial de fÚtbol cuenta con un monumento en alemania. el monumento representa a un pulpo abrazando una pelota de fÚ

. >> el primer ministro de italia, berlusconi, fue criticado hoy por la iglesia catÓlica por sus amorÍosanos celebran una de su festividades religiosas importantes, pero este aÑo los festejos coinciden con el aumento de control sanitario a causa de la epidemia de cÓlera que se estÁ desarrollando en haitÍ. >> en el santuario ubicado al este de santo domingo, los devotos llegaron desde los mÁs recÓnditos lugares del paÍs. el presidente leonel fernÁndez encabezÓ los actos. otros llegaron del extranjero a cumplir sus promesas a la virgen. >> le pido que se vaya el colero, todo lo humano, la paz mundial. >> paquita me llegaron en base a catÓlicos haitianos. -aquÍ tambiÉn. en medio del hacinamiento el gobierno tomÓ medidas sanitarias. >> alfombras impregnadas de cloro que permanentemente se impregnan. >> pero la falta de higiene en el santuario fue uno de los principales dolores de cabeza. el riesgo de contraer cÓlera en medio de tanto hacinamiento no parecÍa reflejar temor a muchos dominicanos. >> tengo fe de que esa enfermedad, no de aquÍ, no del mundo. >> Última pausa y cuando regresemos ve

en italia, el primer ministro berlusconi es investigado por prostituciÓn, involucran a una joven de 17gar por las maldades de marcela. >> fÍjate que no le quiere decir ni una palabra don julio de lo que estÁ pasando con eva. >> claro, porque Él ya sabe que don julio quiere mucho a eva y es la Única alma buena en toda esa casa de vÍboras. >> Él ya sabe que todas esas goticas en el cafÉ no son ninguna medicina. >> don julio ya se dio cuenta de todo. >> vamos a ver un avance de lo que vamos a disfrutar esta noche en eva luna. >> residencia arizmendi, ¿dÍgame? >> con el seÑor julio, por favor. >> ¿quiÉn llama? >> es personal, es muy importante que hable con Él. >> ¿importante para quiÉn? ¿aparato cuenta bancaria, eva? >> renata, por favor, pÁsame con julio. >> ¿cÓmo se te ocurre llamar a esta casa despuÉs de lo que hiciste, ladrona? >> yo no me robÉ nada. >> eres una ladrona, una descarada, jamÁs vas a volver a hablar con el seÑor, no te lo voy a permitir. >> dame ese telÉfono. eva, soy yo, julio. >> por favor, usted no puede hablar con ella. ella es la causante de todos los males de esta

the widening sex scandal surrounding silvio berlusconi who is accused of having sex in his office andovering it up. michelle kosinski is in milan, and good morning to you. >> hi, matt. can you imagine this happening in the united states. today, berlusconi's attorneys will submit his defense in this nearly 400-page file full of wiretap allegations. one is that he uses this apartmentt complex to house show girls when they are not attending as police describe as his wild sex-fueled parties. >> reporter: investigators say there sure are a lot of young striking women living here rent-free, and they say that the prime minister, silvio berlusconi pays their bills and they going to his parties and something that has leaked out of the wiretap morass, and no claims, but they say that he gives them money and presents. but according to the criminal investigation, to get togethers were more like orgies and something that he supposedly learned from his old pal moammar gadhafi, and in one phone conversation, a young woman says it is like a brothel in there and worse than the papers say, and then tee

prosecutors are examining whether berlusconi intervened to have the girl released from police custody when she was detained over theft allegations. the prime minister denies any wrongdoing. >>> military police and brazil have been deployed to stop looting in flooded areas and rescue workers are covered more victims. brazil's worst natural disaster in four decades has claimed 500 lives. 10,000 people are seeking shelter and aid. the extent of the damage has exposed major flaws in the country's emergency plan. >> relatives waited anxiously outside of the hospitals for news of their loved ones. coffins are brought out one after the other. only now many learned that friends and family are among the victims. the police stations and churches have been turned into makeshift morgues. >> i lost my mother, daughter, and granddaughter. i don't know what to do now. there is no future, no hope left in life. >> in a first effort to help survivors, the brazilian president has released the equivalent of 350 million euros of emergency aid and she has urged authorities to approve disaster management. >

silvio berlusconi is under investigation in the case of alleged prostitution involving a seventeen year old girl prosecutors are looking into whether the italian prime minister abused his power to have been freed from a police station she denied suggestions that she had sexual relations with the premier but a skinny has not yet commented but his supporters say the claim is unfounded. let me have to time i should say to a climatized to life back on earth the most recent crew to return from the international space station have been speaking about their out of this world experience. had a chance to quiz the team of three about life in orbit. hundreds of people have turned up here today to welcome back the crew of t m a nineteen and it's the hundredth mission that's been to the international space station and i have all three of them here with me go to your chicken shannon shannon walker and douglas wheelock have all spent six months in space conducting experiments and doing maintenance to the space station and when they arrived here today they laid some flowers at the statue of eureka curr

italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is facing up prostitution investigation involving a teenager who were tended to posses at his private residence according to the country's leading newspaper said investigators were examining whether better skinny abused his power to have the like it's a release from a police station the investigation also involves a probe into underage prostitution allegations ballasts gainey has denied any wrongdoing in the case. the check called. for more noble stories that we're covering as well as blogs and videos from all countries it's a great look at what's on one team at the minute now a proposed balance back from the back pages the spanish newspaper insists it's a red hot debate but how will it affect the world's oldest profession. and she isn't spotting you cheap saw an attractive nearly one hundred meg towels and facebook fans the unlikeliest of stars heidi the cross slide open. now i have a ninety percent of the world's remains all found in russia's far east republic of giant tusks the being on the earth and carved into exclusive pieces of all that.

should be well bothered and well worried because they are just as corrupt as the mubarak regime berlusconi tony blair all of these puppets corrupt and not representing their people and giving trillions of euro's away to the bankers while people are losing their resources losing their jobs losing their homes they should be well worried me about the situation now in egypt where i am today six and based on the rest the situation's obviously very difficult to pertains but how do you think it's going to go can president mubarak possibly cling on all this absolutely not he's living on borrowed time mubarak's day is over but silly man the man that he's pointed to the second in command has been collaborating working with designers for a long time so he will not be tolerated either nobody who has any ties to the zionist conspiracy to commit to greater israel or to the american imperialist nobody in the egyptian regime has had anything to do with that nor the banking elements which if it did the egyptian people to the point that they live on less than two dollars a day none of those people should be

angela merkel has welcomed silvio berlusconi in berlin. germany has committed to do everything necessary to keep the euro stable. germany has dismissed proposals to pick up be temporary fun for struggling euro zone countries the president had earlier called on eu leaders to increase the fund. >> the headlines leave no doubt. the european union is worried about one of its members. oread -- it once in increase in the rescue fund, despite opposition from france and germany >> it must be enforced. it must be wideneded. -- widened. barroso once detailed budgets by april. ed be -- the eu price is one manager also wants more countries. >> this is all about crisis prevention, and the better we are able to prevent the crisis, the less need for crisis management 3 put the question now is whether the e.u. reform plans can stabilize the euro in years to come. >> we have more from frankfurt on today's trading. >> after portugal issued its bonds, there was a great relief. share prices started skyrocketing. the dax went to its highest level at the end of

berlusconi calls the accusations berlusconi calls the accusations absurd. absurd. it's not downtown austin, texas, it's not a joke. a joke. police gave them a sobriety test police gave them a sobriety test and gave them charges of dwi. and gave them charges of dwi. but the charges were dropped. but the charges were dropped. police took the animals into police took the animals into custody for their own safety. custody for their own safety. outrage over tlc's "toddlers and outrage over tlc's "toddlers and tiaras" about ambitious parents tiaras" about ambitious parents who dress their kids up in who dress their kids up in costumes for beauty pageants. costumes for beauty pageants. here's a little girl freaking here's a little girl freaking out over an eyebrow wax. out over an eyebrow wax. she apparently had been burned she apparently had been burned five times before -- or no, once five times before -- or no, once before. before. but she's only 5 years old. but she's only 5 years old. come on. come on. if you think that's bad, here's if you think that's bad, here's a