Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamed returns as interim PM a day after resigning

The political crisis comes at a particularly bad time for the Malaysian economy, after growth fell to a decade low in the final quarter of last year

Malaysia's Mahathir returns as interim PM amid political uncertainty 

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad went back to work on Tuesday with the new title of interim prime minister, a day after he resigned the leadership in a shock move that plunged the country into political turmoil.

Mahathir, who at 94 is the world's oldest government leader, made no comment as he arrived by car at his office in Putrajaya.

He disbanded his entire cabinet late on Monday after resigning as prime minister and agreeing to a request from Malaysia's king to stay on until a successor is named.

Mahathir's resignation broke apart