Kim Jong Un Half-brother

• Woman accused of killing Kim Jong Un’s half-brother with nerve agent released from custody

  An Indonesian woman held for two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother was freed from custody Monday after Malaysian prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her.

  World

  Mar 11, 2019
  
• Kim Jong Nam murder trial: Defence begins for accused women

  A trial judge has ordered lawyers for two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Un's half-brother to present their defence.

  World

  Aug 16, 2018
  
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• Kim Jong Nam found with contracted pupils and soiled underwear, both signs of poisoning, doctor says

  Prosecutors have said four North Koreans conspired with the two women to plot the murder of Kim Jong Nam and fled the country the day of the attack.

  World

  Nov 27, 2017
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• Who killed Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam? Here’s what we know

  Was it the perfect crime?

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2017
• Lethal nerve agent likely left Kim Jong Nam dead in less than 20 minutes: Malaysian official

  Malaysia's health minister said the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's exiled half brother was so high that it killed him within 20 minutes.

  World

  Feb 26, 2017
• Kim Jong Nam murder suspect lived mystery life in Malaysia for years

  Ri Jong Chol, a North Korean arrested in the probe into last week's murder of the half-brother of the isolated state's leader, lived in Malaysia for more than three years without working at the company registered on his employment permit or receiving a salary.

  Feb 21, 2017
• North Korean investigation of Kim Jong Nam murder impartial: Malaysia ambassador

  Malaysia's ambassador to Pyongyang says the investigation into the death of the exiled half-brother of North Korea's ruler is being conducted in an impartial manner.

  Feb 21, 2017
• Officials searching for North Korean suspects who fled after Kim Jong Nam’s alleged assassination

  Investigators are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother, apparently was poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said Sunday.

  World

  Feb 19, 2017
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• Suspect in killing of Kim Jong Nam said she thought she was part of ‘Just For Laughs’ style prank

  Pyongyang's ambassador said Malaysian officials may be "trying to conceal something" and "colluding with hostile forces."

  World

  Feb 17, 2017
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• North Korean whodunit: Officials wonder why ‘agents’ killed Kim Jong Un’s half-brother now

  Kim Jong Nam, reportedly killed by two female agents in a cloak-and-dagger operation in a Malaysian airport, had long been an embarrassment to North Korea's government

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2017