BORAT beware: Accept an invitation by a top Kazakh official to discover what the country is really like and you could be in for a nasty surprise.

British funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has been hit with a lawsuit by a group representing German gypsies, who are calling for his new movie to be barred from cinemas.

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has been barred from the White House after failing in his bid to invite US President George W Bush to a screening of his upcoming movie, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

Sacha Baron Cohen's alter-ego Borat Sagdiyev's website has been closed down by Kazakhstan officials after he used it to jokingly respond to legal threats.

Sacha Baron Cohen's TV alter ego Borat Sagdiyev has jokingly responded to a legal threat from the Kazakhstan government accusing him of portraying the nation as a country of drunken Stalinists.

The BBC has scooped two gongs at the International Emmy Awards, winning honours for motoring series Top Gear and a holocaust documentary made jointly with German and Polish producers.

British comic Sacha Baron Cohen's bumbling TV alter ego Borat Sagdiyev is embroiled in a legal row with his native Kazakhstan for allegedly portraying the central Asian nation as a country of drunken fools and Stalinists.

Punk trio Green Day and British rockers Coldplay were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Lisbon, Portugal last night, taking home two gongs each.

British bands Coldplay and Gorillaz look set to be the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards after securing five nominations each for the annual music event.