A Malaysian Cabinet minister resigned today after film of him having sex with a woman who was not his wife was distributed to shops and homes throughout his constituency, Richard Lloyd Parry writes. Chua Soi Lek who, as Malaysia’s Health Minister, preached the virtues of fidelity in fighting HIV/AIDS, resigned a day after admitting that he was the man featured in two DVDs containing one hundred ...

AIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of people seeking refuge in a church in Kenya were burned to death by a mob on Tuesday in an explosion of ethnic violence that is threatening to engulf this country, which until last week was one of the most stable in Africa.According to witnesses and Red Cross officials, up to 50 people died inside the church in a small village in western Kenya after a furious crowd douse...