Half-brother of North Korean leader 'killed' in Malaysia

The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was killed in Malaysia on Monday after he collapsed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport while waiting to board a flight to Chinese territory Macau, where he was living in exile. 

According to a report by TV Chosun, a cable television network, Kim Jong-nam was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur airport by two women believed to be North Korean agents, who then fled the airport after the attack and are currently at large.

Kim Jong Nam, 46 is the older half brother of the North Korean leader, and are sons of former leader Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011.

He was known to spend a significant amount of his time outside the country and had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the country.