The Orange Revolution princess and former premier Yulia Tymoshenko may now be in opposition but her ghosts are still haunting the government offices in Ukraine.
Or so her successor insists, who said yesterday he had had to ask an Orthodox priest to exorcise Ms Tymoshenko's spirit from his office.
"It was very hard to breathe in there," Ukraine's Russian-speaking premier Mykola Azarov told reporters on a visit to Dnipropetrovsk. Mr Azarov also said the current Cabinet didn't have any women because the situation in Ukraine was too tough for any woman to handle.
"Conducting reforms is not women's business," Mr Azarov said.
Tymoshenko lost February's presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych, who came to power on pledges to improve ties with Russia. (AFP)
Bedsitter
A drunk broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner because he felt cold walking home from a music concert.
Frank Fontana said he was asleep at around 5.30 a.m. when the man's arrival woke him. He asked if it was a woman who has keys to his home - and grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered "No, it's not."
The intruder told police he was looking for shelter after a concert by rapper Jay-Z. (PA)
Roman jewel sells for £30,000
A golden jewel dating back to Roman times which was discovered by a metal detectorist sold at auction for £30,000 yesterday.
The piece, which is believed to have been made in Alexandria in Egypt, was dug up by former brick layer Pete Beasley, 68, of Ports-mouth, Hampshire in Alton in 1999. The jewel, which depicts an emperor thought to be Tiberius, dates from the first century and is two and a half inches long.
It is inscribed with the letters Ti CAESAR above the head and has a red stone below.
The item, known as the Alton Jewel, sold at Timeline Auctions at The Swedenborg Hall, London, for £30,000 plus 17.25 per cent buyer's premium making a total cost of £35,175. (PA)
Lone horse
A heavy-duty helicopter had to be used to rescue a horse stranded on an Arizona river sandbar.
Colorado spent five days marooned in the middle of the Gila River after he swam there when his rider fell off while trying to cross the river.
A vet gave him a tranquilliser before he was strapped into a harness and made the short journey without incident. (PA)
Thermometer stabber arrested
A man suspected of stabbing a California moviegoer in the neck with a meat thermometer was arrested and put behind bars.
Landry Boullard, 39, was arrested in Lancaster, north of Los Angeles and charged with attempted murder. His bail was set at one million dollars.
The attack took place last February during a screening of the Martin Scorsese thriller Shutter Island in Lancaster. The victim had complained about a woman sitting nearby in the movie theatre who was talking on her cellphone. She left with two men, allegedly including Mr Boullard, who then returned to the theatre and stabbed the victim.
Two other people who had rushed to help the victim were also hit. (AFP)
Mr Illegal Immigrant
A media company has apologised to a potential customer after writing him a letter addressed to "Mr Illegal Immigrant".
Virgin Media wrote to 24-year-old Aaron Needham, from Strelley, Nottingham, with details about the company's services. The letter, sent last week, was addressed to "Mr Illegal Immigrant". It continued "Dear Immigrant". A spokesman for the firm apologised to Mr Needham. (PA)
Ghostly orchid
One of Britain's rarest wildflowers has come back from the dead - 23 years after it was last seen, experts said.
The ghost orchid was officially declared extinct in Britain in 2005, with the last sighting recorded in Buckinghamshire in 1986.
Now the wildflower - a pale plant with no leaves - has been found in an oak wood in Herefordshire. (PA)