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AP - The party in Pyongyang stretched into Monday as North Koreans took the day off to celebrate a major political anniversary and to revel in the unveiling of leader…

AP - Clapping, waving and even cracking a smile, Kim Jong Il’s son and heir apparent joined his father Sunday at a massive military parade in his most public appearance…

AP - North Korean state media published the first official images Thursday of Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of leader Kim Jong Il and heir apparent of the impoverished,…

AP - North Korea has published a photo in state media of leader Kim Jong Il’s youngest son and heir apparent in what is likely the first official image of…

AP - 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…

AP - The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was elected to his first leadership roles in the ruling Workers’ Party, state media said early Wednesday, putting…

AP - North Korea’s Kim Jong Il made his elusive youngest son a four-star general in a major promotion seen Tuesday as confirmation that he is slated to become the…

AP - North Korea said Tuesday its biggest political gathering in 30 years was under way and crucial developments were expected, hours after leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest…

AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il promoted Kim Jong Un to the rank of general in the Korean People’s Army, the state news agency reported, the clearest signal…

AP - North Korea’s ruling communist party has finally set a date for its biggest convention in decades, an apparent indication that the regime may be ready to give the…