Malaysia performed a second autopsy on the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader because the first procedure was inconclusive, piling on the intrigue surrounding what appeared to be a ...

Kim Jong Il, the ruler of North Korea, has died at the age of 69. He took charge in 1994, at the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. No one else has ever governed the country, and the apparent next in ...

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 ...

North Korean officials have announced that their "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il died on Saturday at the age of 69. The announcement was made on North Korean state television on Monday morning. (Video of ...