Kim Jong Nam assassin was paid $90
AN Indonesian woman accused of killing the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claims it was a prank and that she was paid just $90 to do it.
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China says N Korea is US issue
CHINA has dismissed renewed pressure from Donald Trump over its role in North Korea, saying the issue lies with Washington.
Toxic nerve agent killed Kim’s half-brother
THE most deadly nerve agent used in chemical warfare was found on the face of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader.
Bishop fixes ties with United Kingdom
NORTH Korea was top of the agenda when Julie Bishop met Boris Johnson for talks in London, but the UK Foreign Secretary’s unruly tie pulled focus.
Racy new photos of Kim’s ‘assassin’
RACY snaps of the woman suspected of killing Kim Jong-un’s brother have emerged, amid claims she once starred on Vietnam’s Pop Idol.
South China Sea missile zone near complete
CHINA is getting agonisingly close to completing its militarised zone within the South China Sea as US aircraft carriers circle.
North Korea a ‘direct threat to Australia’
JULIE Bishop and her US counterparts definitely agree on one thing: something needs to be done about North Korea’s increasingly provocative behaviour.
Kim’s killers ‘doused hands in poison’
THE suspected female assassins of Kim Jong-Nam were trained to coat their hands in poison and wipe it on his face, police say.
‘I had to kill my own family’
A FORMER cop who worked for The Punisher says the notorious “Death Squads” do exist, and he had to kill his own family.
Sort out your own mess, Australia
AUSTRALIA can’t lecture anyone on the South China Sea until it sorts out its own dispute with East Timor, says former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks.
Jolie tucks into tarantulas with kids
ANGELINA Jolie and her brood have adventurous appetites. Watch them eating spiders and scorpions in Cambodia.
China wants subs out of its seas
TENSIONS are rising in the south and east China seas as Beijing mulls a ban on foreign submarines operating in what it argues are its territorial waters.
Verdict on jet ski tragedy ‘within days’
A THAI court is expected to hand down a verdict “within days” on an Australian man facing charges over a jet ski crash that killed his girlfriend.
N Korea’s fury over Kim murder probe
NORTH Korea blasted Malaysia’s probe into the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, as chilling video shows the alleged attack.
Bodies piled in a heap in horror crash
AT LEAST 14 people died after their bus slammed into a tree when the brakes failed on a steep slope in the Philippines.
We don’t trust the police: N Korea
NORTH KOREA warns it doesn’t trust the Malaysian police as footage allegedly shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother being attacked by two women. WARNING: Graphic.
Four more Kim suspects identified
INVESTIGATIONS into the killers of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother have confirmed the North Korean despot was behind the assassination … as chilling CCTV footage allegedly shows his murder.
Woman ‘paid $100 to target Kim in prank’
ONE of the women suspected of poisoning Kim Jong-un’s brother thought it was a reality TV prank after being paid $100 to carry out the murder.
South China Sea showdown looms
BEIJING’S warships just finished exercises in the disputed area. Now a US aircraft carrier strike group is entering its troubled waters.
Fourth North Korea suspect arrested
A FOURTH suspect has been arrested in relation to the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half- brother of North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.
Kim Jong-nam’s final moments
A SHOCKING photo has emerged of Kim Jong-nam, who was attacked at an airport with poison, just before he died.
Kim’s last words before assassination
MALAYSIAN police have arrested a fourth suspect in the shocking assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half brother.
Salmonella could be cancer killer
THE common food poisoning bug salmonella is not traditionally viewed as a good thing, but new research suggests it may also help our bodies fight cancer.
Samsung boss in shock arrest
SOUTH Korea has been shocked by the arrest of the defacto head of Samsung as the country’s political corruption scandal deepens.
‘Some bodies had no heads, limbs or feet’
WITNESSES have described bodies flying everywhere after an Islamic State bomber struck a group of worshippers. WARNING: Graphic content
Inside Kim Jong-Un’s murderous empire
GAME of Thrones has nothing on Kim Jong-Un. He poisoned his brother. His wife is kept hidden. He executed his uncle. How long can the North Korean despot last?
Court approves Samsung arrest
A SOUTH Korean court has approved the arrest of a Samsung heir accused of bribery and other charges in connection to a massive corruption scandal.
Facebook posts may have killed Kim
EXOTIC locations. Fancy hotels. Kim Jong-nam wasn’t shy about sharing his lavish lifestyle. But such social media boasts may have tipped his assassins off.
Women spies: Sex, blackmail, death
THEY are North Korea’s secret weapons, the female spies sent to seduce, blackmail and sometimes murder their targets.
Dozens killed in shrine suicide attack
A SUICIDE bomber has struck a famous shrine in southern Pakistan, killing up to 70 people and wounding at least 150.
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