Some pounded their chests. The three-hour long procession started Wednesday at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where the body of Kim Jong Il has lain since his death was announced on Dec. 19.

This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on July 8, 2025, shows the North's leader Kim ...

N. Korea marks 31st anniv. of founder's death North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, front) visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on July 8, 2025, to pay tribute to his grandfather and North ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) visits the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, marking the 13th anniversary of his father Kim Jong-il's death, in this photo released by the ...

The death of Kim Jong Il had been long expected in truth with rumours speculating over the deterioration of the leaders condition earlier this year. The groundwork had been long in place for his ...

North Korea called for continued loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un as it marked the 31st anniversary of the death of his grandfather and state founder Kim Il-sung, according to state media Wednesday.

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

CNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to ...

Marriages: Kim Ok (July 2006-December 17, 2011, his death); Ko Yong Hui (1977-2004, her death); Kim Yong Suk (1974-December 17, 2011, his death); according to some sources – Hong Il Chon (1966 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday visited a mausoleum for late state founder Kim Il-sung to mark the 31st anniversary of his death, the North's state media reported. Kim visited the Kumsusan ...

This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on July 9, 2024, shows the North's leader (C) ...