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Vietnam suspect to testify in Kim Jong-nam murder trial

Mar 05, 2019 - 6:18 PM

'[Doan Thi Huong] is in good health, confident and is ready to take the stand,' says one of the suspects' lawyers

SUSPECT. Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (C) is escorted by Malaysian police after a special court session to rule on witness statements at the Shah Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur on December 14, 2018 for her alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. File photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP

U.S. finds North Korea killed Kim brother with VX agent

Mar 07, 2018 - 9:03 AM

The finding triggers another layer of US economic sanctions against Pyongyang, just as South Korea reported that the regime is ready for talks to end a nuclear standoff

KIM JONG-NAM'S MURDER. This photo taken on February 11, 2007 shows a man believed to be then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's eldest son, Kim Jong-Nam at Beijing's international airport. File photo by Jiji Press/AFP

Kim Jong-Nam murder trial visits lab to view tainted clothes

Oct 09, 2017 - 3:31 PM

The visit to the government lab near Kuala Lumpur comes after a chemist last week testified there were traces of VX on the women's clothes

MURDER TRIAL. This photo taken on February 11, 2007 shows a man believed to be then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's eldest son, Kim Jong-Nam at Beijing's international airport. File photo by Jiji Press/AFP

Kim Jong-Nam suffered extensive organ damage, trial hears

Oct 03, 2017 - 7:27 PM

Vital organs, including Kim Jon-Nam's lungs and brain, swell due to a build-up of fluid, pathologist Mohamad Shah Mahmood testifies after carrying out the post-mortem

KIM JONG-NAM. A man watches a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in Seoul on February 14, 2017. File photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

Laywer for accused in Kim murder slams 'unethical' authorities

May 29, 2017 - 7:58 PM

Gooi Soon Seng chief lawyer for Siti Aisyah says police and state prosecutors have yet to give the defense the airport closed circuit television CCTV footage of the assassination or the autopsy report on Kim

ON THE KIM MURDER. A man watches a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in Seoul on February 14, 2017. File photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

Lawyer for suspect in Kim murder calls for second autopsy

Mar 06, 2017 - 8:44 PM

Doan Thi Huong s lawyer suggests Malaysia does not have the necessary expertise in the VX nerve agent adding that he planned to request a second post mortem

DOAN THI HUONG. Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (L), 28, is escorted with a heavy police presence after a court appearance with Indonesian national Siti Aisyah, 25, at the magistrates' court in Sepang on March 1, 2017, for their alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Photo by Mohd Rasfan/ AFP

Malaysian court charges two women with Kim murder

Mar 01, 2017 - 12:55 PM

The suspects who claim they thought they were merely taking part in a prank video remained composed throughout the brief hearing

Indonesian national Siti Aisyah (C), 25, is escorted with a heavy police presence after a court appearance with Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong, 28, at the magistrates' court in Sepang on March 1, 2017, for their alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Mohd Rasfan/AFP

Kim Jong-Nam suffered painful death within minutes of attack – Malaysia minister

Feb 26, 2017 - 9:26 PM

The estranged half brother of the North Korean leader would have suffered a very painful death as his major organs shut down Malaysia s health minister says

Passengers look on as Malaysia's Hazmat team cordon off an area inside the departures terminal for a decontamination operation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2) in Sepang early February 26, 2017. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP

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North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile – Seoul

Feb 24, 2017 - 1:00 PM

UPDATED Pyongyang is believed to have up to 5 000 tons of chemical weapons including the VX nerve agent allegedly used to kill Kim Jong Nam

This picture taken on February 15, 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 16, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) attending a national meeting at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang to celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong-Il. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Kim Jong-Nam killed by VX nerve agent – Malaysia police

Feb 24, 2017 - 9:05 AM

5th UPDATE South Korea slams the use of the nerve agent as a blatant violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and other international norms