On Sunday night -- Monday morning in Pyongyang -- North Korean state television announcers sobbed their way through announcing news that Kim Jong-Il had died. The 69-year-old lead had a heart attack ...

Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents bid farewell to their leader. SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2011— -- Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents bid an emotional farewell to their late ...

Birth place: Sources vary between Khabarovsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Siberia and Mount Paektu, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Father: Kim Il Sung, former president of Democratic ...

North Korea's new leader was among the public mourners as the body of Kim Jong-il was shown lying in state on Korean television today. It was the first public appearance by Kim Jong-un since his ...

Kim Jong-un is preparing his teenage daughter to take over as the leader of North Korea. The ruler took the reins in 2011 following the death of his father and the secluded nation's second leader, Kim ...

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young extended his condolences Tuesday over the death of Kim Yong-nam, former titular head of North Korea, saying in a message that he had ...