Kim Jong Nam murder

Documentary Assassins reveals shocking details on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's brother's murder

The film focuses on the two women - Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong - who were charged with poisoning Kim by smearing his face with the banned chemical weapon VX and had at one point faced a mandatory death penalty in Malaysia. Defense lawyers maintained they were pawns in an assassination orchestrated by North Korean agents.

Jan 30, 2021, 07:58 AM IST

Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador after Kim Jong Nam murder

Malaysia on Saturday expelled the North Korean ambassador to the country, declaring him "persona non grata" and asking the envoy to leave Malaysia within 48 hours.

Mar 04, 2017, 20:16 PM IST