Photo Essays
A House Divided: Photos From Korea’s 1948 Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion
A few years before the Korean Peninsula erupted in the civil war that saw the North and the South (and the U.S. and China) engaged in a conflict that would help...
North Korea Ratchets Up Tension on The Peninsula
In keeping with the dynasty’s tradition of erratic behavior, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to bombard a South Korean island with 5,000...
Kim Jong Il: Doctored Photos?
North Korea experts pore over new photos of the Dear Leader for signs of ill health
Dead Leaders on Display: When Heads of State Are Preserved in Perpetuity
Venezuela’s government announced Thursday that late president Hugo Chavez’s body is to be embalmed and displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far...
The Iconography of Kim Jong Il
The Dear Leader uses his image as a stamp of his absolute authority over North Korea — while outside the Hermit Kingdom, his likeness symbolizes tyranny and...
The Rise of Kim Jong Il
A look back at the political career of North Korea's dictatorial "Dear Leader"
Overtures in Kim's Cold Capital
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra played a historic concert in North Korea. A look at some of the highlights of the momentous trip to Kim Jong Il's hermit...
North Korea Mourns Kim Jong Il
Thousands gather in Pyongyang to mourn the death of the North Korean leader
North Korea's Heir Apparent Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il's third son is seemingly being groomed to take over leadership of the Hermit Kingdom
The Busy Life of Kim Jong Il
North Korea releases a flurry of images of the dictator visiting, checking, urging and examining
Bill Clinton's North Korea Rescue Mission
The former President gains the release of two American journalists held by the government of Kim Jong Il
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'
North Korea Goes to the Polls
On Sunday, March 8, North Koreans went to the polls to elect their rubber-stamp Parliament, leading the way for another five years in office for leader Kim Jong...
Party Time in North Korea
The Hermit Kingdom takes a day off to celebrate a political anniversary and the wider introduction of heir apparent Kim Jong Un
