PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 8 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il looked frail when seen attending a memorial for Kim Il Sung, his father and the country's founder, CNN reported.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 8 (UPI) -- A memorial service was held in North Korea Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, state media said.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Il, the North Korean "Dear Leader" who inherited his position from his father, appears to be preparing to designate his youngest son as his heir.
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea, has tapped his third son, Kim Jong Un, to be his successor, sources said Thursday.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Kim Jong-Il visited a steel plant Thursday, a day after he toured a library and electronics research plant, North Korean state-run media reported.
TOKYO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A previously unknown third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has emerged as a contender for power in Pyongyang, an analyst says.
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Reclusive North Korea leader Kim Jong Il has made an appearance to inspect frontline army units, the country's state-run media said.
MACAO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Kim Jong-nam, the oldest son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, is reportedly living with his family in Macao, the former island colony now part of China.
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A North Korean official has denied reports his country has launched a campaign to remove portraits of its leader, Kim Jong-il.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Il may be grooming his son, Kim Jong Chul, born to his first wife, as his successor, says a Japanese professor.
