Malaysia issues warrant for North Korean airline employee in Kim Jong-nam murder

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia issued an arrest warrant Friday for a North Korean airline employee, the country`s police chief said, over the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea`s leader Kim Jong-nam.

Police also requested the second secretary at the North Korean embassy in Malaysia to assist the probe as a diplomatic rift between Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang widens.