The killing of Kim Jong Nam, however, is different. Unlike Jang, Kim Jong Nam had royal blood coursing through his veins, given his direct line of descent from North Korea’s founding leader Kim ...

Kim Jong Nam, who was likely 45 or 46 years old, was the eldest son of the late Kim Jong Il, the second-generation leader in the Kim family, which has ruled North Korea since its founding in 1948.

However, Kim Jong-Nam reportedly fell out of favour with his father when he failed in an attempt to enter Japan on a fake passport under the name "Pang Xiong" — translating as "fat bear" in ...

Kim Jong Nam, who had lived in exile for more than a decade, was also known to have maintained contacts with the once powerful Jang Song-thaek and Kim Kyong-hui.

The older brother — Kim Jong Nam, a family black sheep — was killed by female assassins. The women, presumably deployed by the regime, struck their target on Feb. 13 inside a busy Malaysian ...

The regime has denied involvement in Kim Jong-nam’s murder. For more on his life — and what his assassination says about Kim Jong-un’s regime — watch North Korea’s Deadly Dictator in full.

Two women approached Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s dictator, on Monday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and one touched his face with a wet cloth.

Feb. 14, 2017: International media broke the news that Kim Jong Nam was murdered in Malaysia. Police later said the victim was a North Korean man known as Kim Chol based on his passport.

Kim Jong Nam and Kim Jong Chol were both older than Kim Jong Un, leading some analysts to speculate they were next in line for succession. In some ways, Jong Nam lived a lifestyle similar to his ...

Kim, 45, had once been in line to inherit the leadership of North Korea from his father, Kim Jong Il, but fell out of favour in the early 2000s. A critic of the regime, he lived in Macau and ...

Kim Jong-nam’s public criticisms of the succession from his base in China also raise the question of who is Kim Jong-nam’s protector, especially given rumors last year that Kim Jong-un had ...

Kim Jong Nam, 45, was Kim Jong Il ’s eldest son and heir apparent until 2001, when he was caught trying to use a false Dominican passport to enter Japan and visit Tokyo Disneyland.