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Chemical arms team to assign blame for Syrian attacks despite Russia, Iran opposition

World / Crime & Legal Nov 14, 2018

Chemical arms team to assign blame for Syrian attacks despite Russia, Iran opposition

The global chemical weapons watchdog will in February begin to assign blame for attacks with banned munitions in Syria's war, using new powers approved by member states but opposed by Damascus and its key allies Russia and Iran. The agency was handed the new task ...

Kim Jong Nam murder trial hears how accused Vietnamese 'actress' was recruited

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Mar 15, 2018

Kim Jong Nam murder trial hears how accused Vietnamese 'actress' was recruited

A Vietnamese woman who introduced her compatriot to the North Korean masterminds behind the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, believes she was duped, a Malaysian court heard Wednesday. Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, the defense lawyer ...

Murdered North Korean Kim Jong Nam had $100,000 in backpack, police witness says

Asia Pacific Oct 12, 2017

Murdered North Korean Kim Jong Nam had $100,000 in backpack, police witness says

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was carrying $100,000 in cash in his backpack at the time of his murder, the police officer investigating the case told a Malaysian court on Wednesday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a ...

Airport CCTV spots co-defendant in Kim Jong Nam assassination 'practicing' wiping stranger's face days earlier

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Oct 11, 2017

Airport CCTV spots co-defendant in Kim Jong Nam assassination 'practicing' wiping stranger's face days earlier

Footage from an airport security camera showed Vietnamese defendant Doan Thi Huong "practicing" wiping the face of a stranger two days before she allegedly took part in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un using a similar technique, ...

U.S. toxicologist meets Aum cultist on death row to discuss  Kim Jong Nam murder

National / Crime & Legal Apr 20, 2017

U.S. toxicologist meets Aum cultist on death row to discuss Kim Jong Nam murder

A U.S. toxicologist researching incidents involving the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo met one of its former senior members on death row on Thursday to discuss the recent murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader's half-brother, by VX, a deadly nerve agent. Anthony Tu, ...

Malaysian police reportedly enter North Korean Embassy amid rumors of Kim corpse handover to Pyongyang

Asia Pacific Mar 27, 2017

Malaysian police reportedly enter North Korean Embassy amid rumors of Kim corpse handover to Pyongyang

The Malaysian police on Sunday entered the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with last month's murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, according to a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper. Four police officers, including the investigating ...

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