On Saturday, Malaysia ordered North Korean Ambassador Kang Chol to depart within 48 hours after he criticized Malaysia's handling of the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Malaysia had already announced on Feb. 20 that it was recalling its ambassador to North Korea "for consultations." ———6:15 p.m.Malaysia's soccer association says the government has barred the national team from traveling to North Korea for a match because of security concerns. Association secretary-general Hamidin Mohamad Amin said in a statement Monday that Malaysia's expulsion of North Korean Ambassador Kang Chol has "made the current situation unsafe for Malaysians to travel to North Korea for the moment." North Korea disputes Malaysia's determination that the victim was killed by the nerve agent VX.

Source: ABC News March 06, 2017 10:10 UTC