The Culture Minister from Hell
Armenia's culture minister has been sacked after pistol-whipping workers at his local electricity board following a power cut at his home.

Ovik Oveyan stormed into the headquarters of the Armenskiye Electroseti electricity company in the capital Yerevan with his son and two friends after arguing with staff over the phone after they failed to immediately turn the power back on. He attacked and beat up two employees, hitting them across the head with the handle of his pistol.

Electricity gets the sparks flying in Armenia. Last September, the mayor of a small town shot and killed the head of the local electricity board. His constituents re-elected him in a landslide.