A Malaysian man has been fined a buffalo and a pig for not complying with a tribal custom by secretly marrying a second wife. The court called on the 39-year-old man to compensate his wife and children with both animals after agreeing to dissolve the second union. Kota Kinabalu, Native Court chief William Majimbun, told the AP, "Indigenous custom doesn't normally punish men who marry a second time, but in this case, he did not get the permission of the first wife. " He noted that, "The case was handled based on customary laws. "

Kendruka Laki, a tribal woman from Sonepilmunda village in Eastern Indian state of Odissa, has sold her newly born son to a villager in Rs. 1,200 (nearly $25), a local newspaper reported on Thursday. According to the report, the destitute mother of a five-year-old son gave birth to a second child two months ago. When she found it difficult to maintain her two children. She allegedly sold her infant son.

Three men and a woman are being sought over the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was allegedly strangled to stop him from wedding one of the killers' women in an arranged marriage. The marriage had been ordered in compensation for the kidnapping of the boy's 15-year-old sister. Mohammad Asif was killed on Sunday, five months after his sister was abducted from their home.

A Kenyan woman suffering from starvation placed a curse on God and then died in her sleep. Local newspapers said Thursday that the women invoked a potent tribal curse from the Kamba community, which is located in the drought-stricken Kangundo district, reports Reuters.

Police in northwestern Pakistan are initiating an inquiry after receiving complaints that two dead women won positions at a local election held last month. The women were elected as councilors in the Upper Dir district in the North West Frontier Province. However, both died 13 years and three years ago, respectively.