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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

A North Korean man previously arrested in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Un’s half brother has been charged with violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea, the Justice Department ...

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.