Ghosts scare leader out of mansion

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has temporarily moved out of his 300-bedroom state mansion, claiming it is haunted by ghosts.

Mutharika had asked the clergy to pray to "exorcise evil spirits", an aide said. Another aide said the President heard footsteps and strange noises at night. Nobody else hears anything. "Sometimes the President feels rodents crawling all over his body but when lights are turned on he sees nothing."