
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.



Articles

Former North Korean Tyrant Kim Jong Il Liked to Eat Snakes, Hippos and Spiders
The Dear Leader's personal sushi chef reveals a litany of bizarre tastes.

Kim Jong Un: The Boy Whose Country Has Cried `Wolf’ Once Too Often
SEOUL, South Korea -- Nobody does bluster better than Pyongyang. In the last few weeks the country’s hard-working propagandists declared a “state of war” with...
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...

WATCH: Dennis Rodman Talks the Pope, Kim Jong Un on Jay Leno
And he's not done globe-trotting yet!

North Korea Under Kim Jong Un: Old Threats and New Worries
North Korea's fiery rhetoric isn't new, but the tempo has clearly quickened under Kim Jong Un.
Photo Essays

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'

Kim Jong Il: Doctored Photos?
North Korea experts pore over new photos of the Dear Leader for signs of ill health
Articles from Around the Web
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. ...
China asks N Korea to release fishing boat
Chinese embassy in Pyongyang asks government to secure release of private Chinese fishing boat seized on May 5. ...
South Korea rejects North demands
Seoul describes Pyongyang's conditions to re-starting the Kaesong Industrial Complex as' incomprehensible' ...


