The world’s chemical watchdog Friday condemned the use of the deadly VX nerve agent in the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother last month. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said its executive council “unequivocally condemned the use of any chemical weapon by anyone under any circumstances.” The council, made … Read more
Malaysia’s police chief on Friday confirmed that the man assassinated at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport last month was Kim Jong-Nam, half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un. “We’ve now established that Kim Chol is Kim Jong-Nam,” Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar told a news conference, but he declined to give details of how the body’s … Read more
Two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong-Nam with a lethal nerve agent were Wednesday brought to a Malaysian court under intense security to be charged with murder. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, made their first public appearance since their arrest in the days after the sensational February 13 killing … Read more
A week since news broke that the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had been assassinated, a clearer picture is emerging of the Cold War-style killing in Kuala Lumpur’s international airport. But rumours still abound about the bizarre attack, and Malaysian police are keeping their cards close to their chest when it comes to … Read more
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both men. The Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival is held every year to celebrate Kim Jong-Il, the leader who oversaw the … Read more
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both men. The Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival is held every year to celebrate Kim Jong-Il, the leader who oversaw the … Read more