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The suspects in the assassination of Kim Jong Nam are escorted for a court appearance at the magistrates’ court in Sepang, Malaysia. (AFP)

Suspects in Kim Jong Nam Killing Appear in Malaysia Court Hearing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Two suspects charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader appeared in a Malaysian court on Thursday as one of their lawyers voiced concerns that Kuala Lumpur may have “compromised” the case. Appearing in bullet-proof vests one of the...

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This combination of file photos shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, on May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea, and Kim Jong Nam, right, exiled half brother of Kim Jong Un, in Narita, Japan, on May 4, 2001. (AP Photos/Wong Maye-E, Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Malaysia Arrests N. Korean in Kim Killing as Row Escalates

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 18, 2017 | World

Malaysian police said Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un’s brother, as relations between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur nosedived in a battle for his body. A 46-year-old was arrested on Friday evening with documents...

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In this June 4, 2010, file photo, dressed in jeans and blue suede loafers, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau. (Shin In-seop/JoongAng Ilbo via AP, File)

Female Assassins are Believed to Have Killed Half-brother of N.Korea Leader

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 15, 2017 | World

South Korea’s spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, lawmakers in Seoul said on Wednesday, as Malaysian medical authorities sought a cause of death. U.S....