Kim_Jong_Il - Jang Song Taek possible successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

Jang Song Taek possible successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

Jang Song Taek, brother-in-law to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, is seen in a photo released by the North Korea's official news agency KCNA on April 10, 2009. Jang Song Taek, 63, is a member of the National Defense Commission and a possible successor to Kim Jong Il. (UPI Photo/KNCA News Agency)


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SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- North Korea has intensified the personal security of its leader, Kim Jong Il, when he travels around the country, in an apparent bid to prevent a possible attack as public discontent is mounting following tougher social crackdowns.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has visited a new power plant and a farm in the south of the country, official media reported Saturday.
China extends invitation to N. Korea's Kim
BEIJING, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit China at his convenience, officials said.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il says his countrymen should have more silk clothing made available to them.
Franklin Graham visits North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, is in North Korea for meetings with officials, his international charity said.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- North Korean leaders hinted Pyongyang may resume talks about its nuclear program if it notes progress in bilateral negotiations with the United States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The United States says any talks with North Korea should lead to "complete and verifiable denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- North Korea is willing to resume six-party talks on its nuclear program pending the outcome of its talks with the United States, its leader, Kim Jong Il, said.
Wen's North Korea trip seen as important
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il told his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao his country has never given up its goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said Friday he is willing, through talks, to resolve the country's nuclear dispute with the international community.
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