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Kim Jong Il funeral televised in N. Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- North Korean television began live broadcasting of Wednesday's funeral of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il as falling snow delayed the proceedings.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- North Koreans prepared Wednesday to bid farewell to their departed "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il, with few details of the funeral disclosed to the outside world.
Report: Eldest son of Kim Jong Il in China
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- China is giving protection to the eldest son of North Korea's departed leader Kim Jong Il, a source told South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- North Korean authorities are making every effort to depict Kim Jong Un, son of the departed leader Kim Jon Il, as the undisputed new leader, analysts said.
Kim Jong Un pays respect to father
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Kim Jong Un visited Kim Jong Il lying in state in a glass coffin Tuesday as North Korean soldiers and citizens wailed in public mourning of the leader's death.
Kim Jong Il seen as repressive
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who died during the weekend, was called "Dear Leader" in his isolated communist country, but outside it was seen as a dictator.
Report: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who ruled the isolated communist country since 1994, has died at age 69, the country's official news agency reported Monday.
U.S., N. Korea to plan disarmament talks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. and North Korean envoys will meet next week, Washington said, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Il spoke of resuming disarmament talks with no preconditions.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.
N. Korean leader shown at military parade
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong II appeared in good health at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday.
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