It’s a year since Kim Jong Un’s half brother was assassinated with nerve poison at an airport check-in kiosk — but it’s still a mystery exactly what happened

AP Photo/JoongAng Sunday via JoongAng Ilbo, Shin In-seop Kim Jong Un’s elder half-brother was assassinated at a Malaysian airport on February 13, 2017. One year later, many questions surrounding Kim Jong Nam’s death remain unanswered. It’s been one year since the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated at a Malaysian airport […]

Kim Jong-nam carried $120,000 in cash when assassinated – report

Published time: 12 Jun, 2017 03:51 Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was holding US$ 120,000 cash when he was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport in February, the Asahi Shimbun reports, citing unnamed Malaysian officials close to the investigation. The investigation team reportedly recovered four bundles of mostly new $ 100 […]

‘Cosa Nostra still here’: Mafia don assassinated while biking in Sicily

Published time: 23 May, 2017 01:11 Legendary crime kingpin, Guiseppe Dainotti, who was released from prison last year, was shot dead in broad daylight in a Palermo street by two killers, according to Italian police. “When some people claim the mafia no longer exists or has been destroyed, something always happens to confirm it is […]

The Last Dutch Populist Was Assassinated — And Still Came in Second

It was nine days before the general election, and a charismatic far-right leader was on course for a historic showing at the polls. Fifty-four-year-old Pim Fortuyn had been in electoral politics in the Netherlands for just six months, but he was drawing huge support from both the left and the right, as well as many […]