Two Women Charged With Murder
Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from...
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Malaysian Court Charges Two Women With Kim Murder
Two women were charged Wednesday with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, after his assassination at a Malaysian airport last month. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and...
South Korea, US Forces Begin Joint Military Drills
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual, massive military exercises on Wednesday as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered his troops to prepare for a "merciless strike" against...
Trump Believes North Korea Is Greatest Threat
President Donald Trump believes the "greatest immediate threat" to the US is North Korea and its nuclear program, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday. Trump has already called on...
Women Suspects Arrive At Court For Kim Murder Charge
Two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong-Nam with a lethal nerve agent were Wednesday brought to a Malaysian court under intense security to be charged with murder. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and...
Wary US and China Pledge Respect At First Trump-Era Meet
China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent. The newly elected US president initially...
North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension
A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit since a missile test by Pyongyang that prompted China to sever coal imports...
Two Women To Be Charged With Kim Murder
Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said Tuesday, as North Korea sent a senior diplomat to retrieve the body from the...
Malaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut
Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed down, police in Kuala Lumpur said Tuesday as they investigate the assassination of...
US, S. Korea and Japan Look To Turn Screw On Pyongyang
Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. The...
UN Slams North Korea Over ‘provocative’ Sanctions Evasion
Backed by China, the UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea for its "irresponsible and provocative" attempts to evade sanctions. The council agreed during a closed-door...
EU Expands North Korea Sanctions
The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea on Monday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests carried out in defiance of the UN Security Council. The decision, implementing a...
China’s Top Diplomat Yang Jiechi To Visit US
China's top diplomat will be in the US this week, becoming the highest-level Chinese official to visit the United States since President Donald Trump was elected. China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi...
Kim Jong Nam Died Within 20 Minutes, Autopsy Shows
Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, likely died within 20 minutes of being exposed to a nerve agent at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. An autopsy on...
Kim Killing Suspect Was Paid $90 To Take Part In ‘TV Prank’
An Indonesian woman being held over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam said Saturday she had been paid just RM400 ($90) for taking part in what she thought was a TV prank show, a senior diplomat...
US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder
Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half brother, US media reported Saturday. The...
Malaysia Seeks To Reassure Public After Nerve Agent Attack
Malaysian police Saturday told the public they would do everything possible to ensure there was no risk from the lethal VX nerve agent used to assassinate Kim Jong-Nam. People were worried about the...
North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on middlemen and front companies, notably in Malaysia and China, a report by UN...
China Says US Must Work Together On Solution To N. Korea
China called on the US to shoulder more responsibility in tackling North Korea's rogue nuclear programme Friday, slapping down claims by President Donald Trump that Beijing could bring the isolated...
N. Korea Has Large Chemical Weapons Stockpile
North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to assassinate its leader's half-brother. Traces of VX -- a nerve agent listed as a...