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US has destroyed all its chemical weapons: Biden
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Friday that the United States has fully destroyed its decades-old stockpiles of chemical weapons, fulfilling a commitment under the three-decade-old Chemical Weapons Convention.
North Korea cuts ties with Malaysia over US extradition
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea severed diplomatic ties with Malaysia on Friday, abruptly shutting down a once-close relationship that took a major downturn following the shock assassination of Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother in Kuala Lumpur airport four years ago.
North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant, book claims
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother was an "informant" for the US Central Intelligence Agency before his assassination in 2017, according to a new biography of the North Korean leader published Tuesday.
Vietnam woman in Kim assassination to walk free next month
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother will walk free in May after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, her lawyer said.
Vietnam suspect to testify in Kim Jong Nam murder trial
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea's leader will testify in court for the first time next week, when the long-running trial over the Cold War-style hit resumes, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Kim Jong Nam murder trial adjourned again until March
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» SHAH ALAM (MALAYSIA) - The trial of two women accused of murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother was adjourned Monday until March, and the case will now drag on until at least mid-2019.
Malaysia court to deliver key ruling on N. Korea assassination
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» SHAH ALAM (MALAYSIA) - A Malaysian judge will Thursday deliver a key ruling in the trial of two women accused of the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, with their families insisting they are innocent and should be set free.
Malaysia court set to rule on North Korea assassination
AFP, Published on 16/08/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian judge will deliver a key ruling Thursday in the trial of two women accused of the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, with their families optimistic they will be cleared.
Women accused of slaying Kim Jong Nam face key court ruling
AFP, Published on 15/08/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader in a brazen hit that shocked the world face a key court ruling Thursday, with their families hopeful they will be acquitted and return home.
Poisoned daughter of Russian spy recovering
AFP, Published on 30/03/2018
» LONDON: Yulia Skripal, hit in a nerve agent attack that has chilled relations between Russia and the West, came out of critical care on Thursday following a swift improvement in her health.