SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son has reportedly been named to the powerful National Defense Commission, an appointment analysts said Sunday indicates the 26 ...

N. Korea marks 72nd anniv. of Korean War armistice North Korean people offer flowers in front of the statues of late North ...

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is one of the world’s most secretive and enigmatic ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was elected to his first prominent posts in the ruling Workers’ Party, state media said early Wednesday, putting him well on ...

This image shows statues of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung (L) and Kim Jong-il, the founder's successor and son. (Yonhap) N ...

North Korean people offer flowers at the bronze statues of founder Kim Il-sung and his late son Kim Jong-il on Mansudae Hill in Pyongyang on July 8, 2025, as part of events to mark the 31st ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on 17 December, according to state media reports, leaving his youngest son Kim Jong-un as his successor.

North Koreans are required to wear pins with images of the country’s founder, Kim Il Sung, or his son Kim Jong Il. Now the current leader is expanding his own personality cult.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un attends a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 10, 2010. <br>The ...

In 1978, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il, who at that time was 30 years old and only the son of the dictator, kidnapped a super famous, middle aged South Korean actress named Choi Eun-Hee, who was ...

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2011 -- Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents bid an emotional farewell to their late leader Kim Jong Il as a black hearse drove through snow-covered streets.