Like her predecessors, Takaichi has offered a summit to resolve the abductees issue. North Korea is unlikely to be interested ...

FILE - Kim Yong Nam, head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, speaks with the Associated Press at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's long time former ceremonial head of state whose loyalty shielded him from frequent political purges and enabled him to serve the country's ruling ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a quintessential North Korean bureaucrat whose lifelong loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty allowed him to serve as the country’s ceremonial head of state for two ...

SEOUL – Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim dynasty, has died ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died. The Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday Kim Yong Nam, former president of the Presidium of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has ...