The Death of Kim Jong Il

Death came by way of physical fatigue, as Pyongyang's official news agency had it.... How he really died — of natural causes or of, well, intervention of a military or conspiratorial sort — will help determine the nature of the successor regime.

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Mass Rally in Pyongyang in Support of Kim Jong Un

(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms...

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Photos: A Dictator's Passing

Pyongyang residents mourned the death of their leader Monday, gathering in public displays of affection for their fallen 'Dear Leader'

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North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China

Kim Jong-un sent a top official to China as ties between the two countries remained strained over Pyongyang's nuclear program. ...

China media: North Korea warned

State media warn Pyongyang against detaining fishing boats amid public anger over the'' kidnapping'' of fishermen by unidentified captors. ...

South Korea rejects North demands

Seoul describes Pyongyang's conditions to re-starting the Kaesong Industrial Complex as' incomprehensible' ...