At a glance

The wives had earlier sought help to locate their missing husbands from a social worker, Michael Chong, who heads a public service unit run by a Malaysian Chinese political party.

Of the 26 cases, five involved terrified men who fled after their wives who had threatened to cut off their penises, Chong was quoted as saying by the Star daily.

One man, who saw his photograph in newspapers, wrote a six-page letter to Chong saying he was too frightened to go home to his bad-tempered wife.

Mom made dad8217;

NEW YORK: Ronald Reagan8217;s son Ron said Nancy Reagan was the key to his father8217;s becoming President and without her 8220;he might have ended up hosting Unsolved Mysteries8217; on TV,8221; CBS News said. In an interview to be broadcast on 60 minutes on Sunday, Reagan told CBS that his mother 8220;has more ambition than he his father does8230;8221;

Elvis memorabilia

LAS VEGAS: The MGM Grand Hotel here might as well rename itself Heart-Break8217; hotel for three days as it auctions off 5,000 items belonging to the late, great king of Rock 8216;n8217; Roll, Elvis Presley. Fans from around the world have gathered as Graceland, Elvis8217;s Memphis mansion.

The memorabilia for sale includes his Bible, his Barber8217;s chair, his Texaco credit card, his 1956 Lincoln Continental and his first piano.