on the way to hospital, as he was dying, he told police he was grabbed from behind and had liquid splashed in his face. some south korean media say he was poisoned. rupert wingfield hayes has the story. this is kim jong nam, whose body is thought to be the one now lying in a malaysian morgue. officials there say he died after being sprayed in the face with something at kuala lumpur airport this morning. south korean media immediately claimed north korean agents had assassinated kim on the orders of his own younger brother, kim jong un. north korea s young dictator has been tightening his grip on power, ruthlessly purging potential opponents. what s so sensitive? last year i saw for myself how strange north korea can be. i was detained and expelled for insulting the kim leadership. much more telling is what he did to his own uncle, seen here on the left. jang sung taek was hauled away from a party meeting, accused of treachery, and executed. has he now also eliminated his brot
killed apparently assassinated in malaysia. kimjung nam was at kuala lumpur airport, about to catch a flight to macao. on his way to hospital, as he was dying, he told police he was grabbed from behind and had liquid splashed in his face. some south korean media outlets are saying he was poisoned, and the authorities in seoul say he was murdered. rupert wingfield hayes has the story. this is kim jong nam, whose body is thought to be the one now lying in a malaysian morgue. 0fficials there say he died after being sprayed in the face with something at kuala lumpur airport this morning. south korean media immediately claimed north korean agents had assassinated kim on the orders of his own younger brother, kim jong un. north korea s young dictator has been tightening his grip on power, ruthlessly purging potential opponents. what s so sensitive? last year i saw for myself how strange north korea can be. i was detained and expelled for insulting the kim leadership. much more
satellites into space, 104 satellites on a single mission. this is bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name s mike embley. our top stories: confusion surrounds the death of kimjong nam was the half brother of the north korean leader poisoned by assassins? damage limitation at the white house as officials admit president trump knew there was a problem with michael flynn weeks before his resignation. a special report from the central african republic as rival militias drive the country towards anarchy and the un warns of a potential genocide. and going home, more than 200,000 people, evacuated from the area around america s tallest dam are told it s now safe. hello. the estranged half brother of the north korean leader has been killed apparently assassinated in malaysia. kimjong nam was at kuala lumpur airport, about to catch a flight to macao, where he s been living in exile. some south korean media outlets are saying he was po
it s clear to me that without a united nations presence, there would be slaughter here. 21st century fratricide rupert wingfield hayes investigates the killing of the half brother of the north korean leader, allegedly by agents of the regime. the cold war at its very coldest jonathan beale reports from nato‘s most northerly border, norway s arctic circle, as the alliance steps up its defences against russia. it is a pretty inhospitable place, but every day, all year round, the norwegian army is patrolling this border. also, tensions in the straits of taiwan as china flexes its muscle against what it sees as its breakaway state. carrie gracie reports on beijing s attempts to stop taiwan going it alone. to let taiwan float off towards independence well, that, to beijing, would be unthinkable. the war against fake news. amol rajan reports from germany, the first country to use the law to try to stop false reporting. with elections coming up, there s a growing determinati
i m david eades, and from here in the world s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the very best stories from across the globe. in this week s programme: sliding back towards anarchy. fergal keane reports from the central african republic where only the un are keeping the peace. standing now on the bridge at bambari, between the christian and muslim districts, it s clear to me that without a united nations presence, there would be slaughter here. 21st century fratricide. rupert wingfield hayes investigates the killing of the half brother of the north korean leader, allegedly by agents of the regime. the cold war at its very coldest. jonathan beale reports from nato‘s most northerly border, norway s arctic circle, as the alliance steps up its defences against russia. it is a pretty inhospitable place, but every day, all year round, the norwegian army is patrolling this border. also, tensions in the straits of taiwan as china flexes its muscle against what it see