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Malaysia arrests another suspect in death of NK leader's brother: police
Malaysian police on Thursday arrested another female suspect in connection with the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a police statement showed.The woman police detained is Siti Aishah, a 25-year-old who was holding an Indonesian passport, a Malaysian police statement showed. The latest arrest comes as the Southeast Asian nation moves to get to the bottom of Kim Jong-nam's death.(Yonhap)The first suspect was caught at the airport -- a 29-year-old woman with Vietname
Feb. 15, 2017
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NK leader's half brother seen as showing support for victims of Paris terror attacks
The murdered half brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un seems to have shown his support for victims of the terrorist attacks in France in November 2015, according to a profile image on a Facebook account presumed to be his on Wednesday. (Facebook)On the Facebook account opened under the name of Kim Chol, the most recently created profile photo visible to the public is an image of an animal uploaded on Nov. 16, 2015. The photo was run through a filter that overlaid the colors of France's na
Feb. 15, 2017
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Presidential hopefuls condemn N. Korea over assassination
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother thrust national security to the forefront of the agenda of South Korea's unfolding presidential competition on Wednesday.Presidential hopefuls from ruling and opposition camps united in condemning North Korea but stuck different tones on how to deal with the unpredictable regime. (Yonhap)Conservative contenders from the ruling Liberty Korea Party and the splinter Bareun Party said the killing of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia on Mon
Feb. 15, 2017
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Poisoning, modus operandi of NK assassins
A toxic spray is thought to have been used in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.While the communist regime is often seen using poison to kill its “nuisances” abroad, it would be the first time that a spray has been used, if Kim’s autopsy confirms it. Kim, 46, is reported to have fallen after two unidentified women sprayed his face with a liquid-like substance as he waited for his flight to Macau in an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ki
Feb. 15, 2017
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'NK leader’s half-brother begged for mercy amid death threats'
South Korea’s spy agency Wednesday confirmed the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, saying Kim Jong-nam had faced murder attempts for the past five years that prompted him to “beg for mercy.” Kim, 46, asked for help while queuing to board a flight to Macau at the international airport in Kuala Lumpur at around 9 a.m. on Monday, after two women approached to poison him, National Intelligence Service Director Lee Byung-ho told lawmakers, citing CCTV footage. He was pronoun
Feb. 15, 2017
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Kim Jong-un loyalists behind killing: experts
The murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, could have been engineered by a North Korean faction loyal to the current chief to eliminate a possible threat to the regime, South Korean experts said Wednesday. In interviews with The Korea Herald, the pundits also asserted that the killing may have been motivated by Kim Jong-un’s concern that the elder Kim may seek political asylum in other countries and become the most high-profile dissenter of th
Feb. 15, 2017
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NK leader may have been jealous of elder half-brother
One of the likely reasons for the assassination of Kim Jong-nam was that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was both afraid and jealous of his 46-year-old elder half-brother.The assassinated Kim had once been considered a plausible heir to the late Kim Jong-il, son of the regime founder Kim Il-sung. It was his outspoken attitude and resistance to the hereditary power succession which ruled him out as leader, giving way to his younger half-brother Jong-un. Kim Jong-un(L), Kim Jong-nam(R) (Yonhap)Unt
Feb. 15, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Unfortunate crown prince’s downfall
In May 2001, a man was rounded up after trying to smuggle himself into Narita International Airport in Tokyo, alongside his son and two women, using fake Dominican Republic passports. The incident introduced Kim Jong-nam, the slain older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, to the outside world. But his yearning 16 years ago to visit Tokyo Disneyland blew his chances to succeed in the reclusive dynasty, incurring the wrath of his father and longtime strongman Kim Jong-il.Shown is a f
Feb. 15, 2017
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Why in Malaysia?
It was at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport that Kim Jong-nam, the estranged elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed Monday. Over the past years, the North Korean figure has made frequent appearances in Kuala Lumpur, triggering rumors he had permanently moved to the country. In January 2014, a Japanese media outlet reported that he ate at a Korean restaurant in downtown Kuala Lumpur. In December 2012, a South Korean media outlet even attempted to interview h
Feb. 15, 2017
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Kim Jong-nam's killers may be dead: Japan gov't
The two women spotted as having killed Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, may have died, according to Japan‘s Kyodo News. “There have been reports that (the two suspects) may already be dead,” the news outlet said, citing a ranking official of the Japanese government. The official, however, did not specify the cause of their assumed death, be it homicide or suicide.Overseas media report on Kim Jong-nam's death (Yonhap) Practices of North Korean special agents
Feb. 15, 2017
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Who are the assassins?
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in broad daylight at an international airport sounds like a scene from a spy movie, featuring a fugitive high-profile figure and undercover agents in action.The two female assassins -- presumed to be highly trained special agents -- seem to harken back to a time when purging individuals by guns and poison was not uncommon in the political arena. (Yonhap)Malaysian media outlet the Star reported Wednesday that local police were an
Feb. 15, 2017
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Family of slain Kim under Chinese protection in Macau, Beijing
The family of the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently staying in Macau and Bejing, China, under the protection of the Chinese government, the head of South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee revealed Wednesday. “Family members of (Kim Jong-nam) are in Macau and Beijing and are protected by the Chinese government,” Rep. Lee Cheol-woo, chairman of the National Assembly’s Intelligence Committee said after being debriefed by the National Intelligence Servi
Feb. 15, 2017
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‘Killing shows Kim Jong-un’s monomaniacal side’
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother reflects the young dictator’s “monomaniacal” character, a lawmaker from the parliament’s national intelligence committee said Wednesday.“It seems like the timing of the assassination has no meaning. It is rather a reflection of Kim Jong-un’s monomaniacal side than a calculated move to remove a threat to his regime,” Rep. Kim Byung-kee of the Democratic Party of Korea told reporters after a closed-door session with the nation’s s
Feb. 15, 2017
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Spy agency confirms murder of NK leader's half brother
The chief of South Korea's spy agency on Wednesday confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother was murdered with poison in Malaysia.National Intelligence Service Director Lee Byong-ho told lawmakers that for the past five years Pyongyang has been attempting to assassinate Kim Jong-nam, who was under the protection of the Chinese government.People watch a TV broadcast announcing the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam, at Seoul Station on
Feb. 15, 2017
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Two female assassins create spy action scene at airport
The assassination of North Korean leaders Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in broad daylight at an international airport was a resemblance to a scene from a spy movie, featuring a fugitive high-profile figure and undercover agents in action.The two female assassins, presumed to be highly-trained special agents, seemed to remind the world of the 20th century, when purging by guns and poisons were not uncommon in the political arena.Malaysian media The Star’s online edition reported Wednesday, citing Se
Feb. 15, 2017
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Hwang says apparent assassination of NK leader's half-brother indicates regime's 'brutal, inhumane' nature
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday said the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother represents the "brutal, inhumane" nature of the communist regime should it be found to have killed him.Hwang made the remarks during a session of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council, two days after Kim Jong-nam, an outspoken critic of the dictatorial regime, was killed at a crowded airport in Malaysia.Acting President a
Feb. 15, 2017
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N. Korean leader's half-brother did not respond to advice to seek asylum in S. Korea: report
An acquaintance of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he did not respond to advice to seek asylum in South Korea, a US broadcaster said Wednesday.The South Korean resident in Malaysia told Radio Free Asia that he used to recommend that Kim Jong-nam go to South Korea rather than live in constant fear, as the Seoul government would protect him. Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is surrounded by reporters at a Beijing airport on Feb. 11,
Feb. 15, 2017
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N.Korea leader's brother slain at airport: Malaysia official
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers before he died that he had been attacked with a chemical spray, a Malaysian official said Tuesday. Kim Jong-nam, 46, was targeted Monday in the shopping concourse at the airport and had not gone through immigration yet for his flight to Macau, said the senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the case involves sensitive diplomacy. He was taken
Feb. 15, 2017
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Assassination of NK leader's brother raises questions about regime stability: US experts
The apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un raises questions about the stability of the young leader's grip on power, US experts said Tuesday.Kim Jong-nam, the 45-year-old eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who has a different mother from the current leader, was killed after being attacked with poison at a Kuala Lumpur airport Monday. A source familiar with the case said agents of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea's spy agency,
Feb. 15, 2017
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NK leader's half brother killed: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother Kim Jung-nam was killed, in what appears to be an assassination, local media reported Tuesday.TV Chosun, citing government sources, reported that the 46-year-old Kim was killed by two female assassins at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Monday. Kim Jung-nam (Yonhap)The case has been reported to the National Security Council and to acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, Foreign Ministry officials said.Kim, the oldest son of former North Kor
Feb. 14, 2017