North Korean leader Half-brother Kim Jong-un assassinated in Malaysia

Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia.

Independent UK reports that Kim Jong-nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport after being attacked by two women with "poisoned needles." The two women, believed to be North Korean agents, escaped in a taxi and remain at large.

Kim Jong Nam and Kim Jong Un are both sons of former leader Kim Jong Il, who died in late 2011, but they had different mothers.