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A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong Un’s half-brother with a nerve agent was headed home Friday after serving time behind bars for the stunt. Doan Thi Huong’s release from a Malaysian prison caps the two-year case — which means it’s likely no one will ever be convicted in the brazen, broad-daylight assassination of Kim Jong Nam. In a stunning move, prosecutors dropped murder charges against Huong and her co-defendant, Indonesian Siti Aisyah, who was released from custody in March. The two women were accused of smearing the deadly VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam’s face at Kuala...

(Kim Jong-Un's Assassinated Half-Brother) The morning of 13 February 2017 was like any other at Kuala Lumpur’s hectic international airport terminal so it would have been easy to miss a lone North Korean man, clad in a blue polo shirt and jeans, heading to check into his flight to Macau. As he ambled past a column, a backpack slung over one shoulder, a woman approached him and wiped an oily substance on his face before disappearing, her unusual actions caught on CCTV. Moments later, another woman came from behind and covered his eyes with her hands. She then slid...

A private investigator for Amazon and "Washington Post" owner Jeff Bezos says that Saudi Arabia hacked into Bezos's phone and accessed his data...... North Korea says a raid on its embassy in Madrid, Spain was a "grave terrorist attack"..... In Malaysia, A Vietnamese woman accused of spraying the nerve agent VX onto the face of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam has entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge..... German police released 11 men who were arrested in pre-dawn raids early Saturday morning...... He's a comedian who's portrayed the President of Ukraine, but now Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

Full Title: Shadowy group protecting the son of Kim Jong-un's assassinated brother vows to rid North Korea of the 'great evil' Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) declared itself the legitimate interim government In a statement on its website on Friday it vowed to fight Kim Jong Un's regime CCD say they are protecting Kim Han Sol, the son of murdered Kim Jong Nam A shadowy group believed to be protecting the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's assassinated brother declared the formation of a 'legitimate interim government' on Friday. The Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) organisation, which offers to assist...

1 year on, mystery continues to shroud Kim Jong Nam's murder KYODO NEWS By Vivian Ho, KYODO NEWS - Feb 13, 2018 - 11:25 | World, All A year since his audacious assassination in a crowded Malaysian airport, justice remains elusive for Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. While the prosecution is expected to wrap up their case soon in the trial of two women charged with his murder, the alleged real masterminds -- North Korean agents -- remain scot free despite anecdotal evidence and security camera images offering tantalizing hints of their...

Kim Jong Nam 'met US agent' before his death in Malaysia Two women are on trial accused of using VX nerve agent to kill the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un By Sharon Marris, News Reporter Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, met a Korean-American man on a tourist island before he was assassinated, a court has been told. Mr Kim met the man at a hotel in Langkawi on 9 February last year, according to a witness. Four days later, Mr Kim was dead. Two women - Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan...

North Korea's plot to kill Kim Jong Un's nephew foiled by Chinese officials, report says By Katherine Lam | Fox News Several North Korean agents were reportedly arrested after Chinese officials foiled an alleged plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew— the son of the half-brother poisoned this year in a Malaysian airport. Two of the seven North Korean agents who were involved in the alleged plot were arrested in Beijing, South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported Monday, citing North Korean sources. The plot was stopped because Chinese officials increased security during the country’s 19th National Congress of the Communist...

Jong-nam accused ‘mixed acid, compound to produce deadly VX’ Updated 23 hours ago · Published on 7 Oct 2017 10:00AM ONE of the puzzles at the Kim Jong-nam murder trial is how the accused managed to kill the North Korean with VX nerve agent without harming themselves or passers-by. Chemists following the trial this week said the women might have used a “combined method” to synthesise elements of VX without heat into a “deadly nerve agent”, reports The Wall Street Journal. An alkyl chloride identified by a Chemistry Department expert was found on Kim’s clothing and one of the accused,...

Kim Jong Nam murder trial: 'VX-tainted' blood and urine samples presented in court PUBLISHEDOCT 4, 2017, 12:07 PM SGT UPDATED OCT 4, 2017, 3:03 PM Trinna Leong KUALA LUMPUR - The prosecution on Wednesday (Oct 4) presented in court samples taken from the urine, blood and liver tissues of Kim Jong Nam on the third day of his murder trial. The prosecution said the VX nerve agent, which the United Nations has classified as a weapon of mass destruction, caused the death of the 45-year-old North Korean on Feb 13. The victim's bag, T-shirt and underwear was also presented in...

Pyongyang also targeted Jong-nam’s son, says WSJ Updated 12 hours ago · Published on 2 Oct 2017 SHORTLY after the murder of Kim Jong-nam on February 13 at klia2, the North Korean regime began targeting his son, Kim Han-sol, reports The Wall Street Journal, ahead of the father’s murder trial in Shah Alam today. However, North Korean dissidents belonging to a secretive group called Cheollima Civil Defence whisked Han-sol, 21, and his mother and sister to safety from their Macau base. The Kim family are now living in an unidentified country. Cheollima has agreed to speak to a media organisation...

Kim Jong Nam's son did not want body handed over to N. Korea By MASATOMO NORIKYO/ Correspondent July 2, 2017 at 13:10 JST KUALA LUMPUR--The son of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, pleaded with Malaysian authorities not to turn over his father's body to North Korea following his assassination in February. However, the pleadings made by Kim Han Sol fell on deaf ears as Malaysian authorities chose instead to secure the release of their diplomats and repatriated the body in compliance with North Korean demands at the end of March. According to...

Kim Jong Nam had $120,000 in cash on him at time of slaying By MASATOMO NORIKYO/ Correspondent June 12, 2017 at 15:25 JST KUALA LUMPUR--The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had $120,000 (13 million yen) in cash in his possession when he was killed at Kuala Lumpur's international airport in February, triggering speculation the money was a payoff from a U.S. intelligence contact. Malaysian investigative authorities also speculated that Kim Jong Nam's meetings with an American male believed to have links with a U.S. intelligence agency may have been behind North Korea's decision to silence him....

Jong-nam's body headed to North Korea SEPANG: The plane carrying the remains of Kim Jong-nam has departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at about 7pm today. The body will be flown to Beijing via Malaysia Airlines flight MH360 before heading to North Korea. Earlier today, a Toyota Hiace van was seen entering the KLIA cargo complex at 2.47pm. Upon arriving, the vehicle passed through a security check at the entrance and made its way to the cargo division. Jong-nam, 45, the estranged half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed when two women smeared a highly toxic...

Who Killed Kim Jong Nam? Son Of Ex-North Korean Envoy To Vietnam Is Mastermind, Report Says Amid the mystery surrounding the assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sources said Wednesday that a North Korean suspect involved in the murder of Kim Jong Nam is the son of a former top North Korean envoy to Vietnam. Ri Ji Hyon, 33, the suspect, apparently persuaded an Asian woman to commit the murder, which took place in Malaysia on Feb. 13, by talking fluent Vietnamese, Yonhap News Agency reported. Ri had lived in Vietnam for about...

'Important person' wanted over Kim Jong Nam murder, says Malaysia police chief MALACCA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - An "important person" is among several people Malaysia police are looking for to assist in the Kim Jong Nam murder probe, the country's police chief said on Sunday (March 19). However, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar declined to reveal details on the individuals. He said they "could be" North Koreans but refused to name the VIP. "I can't reveal much but there are few more individuals we are after, apart from the three North Koreans who are believed to be holed...

N. Korea hit squad staged 10 rehearsals for attack on Kim THE ASAHI SHIMBUN March 15, 2017 at 18:10 JST The team dispatched by North Korea to kill Kim Jong Nam rehearsed the attack at least 10 times before carrying out the hit in Malaysia on Feb. 13. sources said. Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian woman who is in custody and suspected of spraying Kim's face with VX nerve agent, took part in the practice sessions, the sources said. Kim, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died shortly after the incident in Kuala Lumpur International Airport....

EXPOSE: More suspects involved in plot to kill Jong-nam? By Farrah Naz Karim And Aliza Shah - March 18, 2017 @ 11:59am KUALA LUMPUR: A frame-by-frame analysis of the video footage captured by klia2’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the minutes before and after the attack on Kim Jong-nam on the morning of Feb 13 have unearthed startling new revelations. The seven wanted North Koreans — masterminds behind the assassination of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — had technically “surrounded” their target to ensure that the mission to liquidate him was followed through. This damning analysis of...

DPM: Officials travelled to meet Jong Nam’s son to get DNA sample FMT Reporters | March 17, 2017 Jong Nam’s wife and children go into hiding after giving consent to Malaysian authorities to take care of his body. KUALA LUMPUR: The DNA sample used to identify Kim Jong Nam’s body was from his son, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Malaysian officials, he revealed, had gone to meet the son at a certain place to collect the DNA sample. He declined to give details, according to a report in The Star. Jong Nam had two sons and a daughter....

Kim Jong Nam's identity confirmed using child's DNA: Malaysian DPM KUALA LUMPUR (AFP, REUTERS) – Malaysia has used a DNA sample from Mr Kim Jong Nam’s child to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, deputy prime minister said on Wednesday (March 15). Investigators “confirmed the identity of the body as Kim Jong Nam based on the sample obtained from his child”, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. It was unclear who among Mr Kim's children Datuk Seri Zahid was referring to. Mr Kim Jong Nam was murdered on Feb 13, when...

Malaysia embalms Kim Jong-nam and will deport about 50 North Koreans KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has embalmed the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea dictator Kim Jong-il to ­better preserve it and will deport about 50 North Koreans whose work permits have expired. News of the deportations was a surprise as the countries have barred each other’s citizens from leaving amid a diplomatic standoff over Kim Jong-nam’s death.