North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...

His father, Kim Jong Il, was a son of Kim Il Sung, and grabbed power after emerging victorious in family battles against his younger half-brother, Kim Pyong Il, and his stepmother, Kim Song Ae.

But a probe into the school days of Kim Jong Un - youngest son of dictator Kim Jong Il - proves he is little more than an academic failure who squandered his education playing computer games and ...

However, the contrast between the father and the son is unfortunate. The next 17 and a half years under Kim Jong Il were a complete failure. Kim Jong Il built a Hermit Kingdom that isolated itself ...

North Koreans laid floral tributes at the statues of founding father Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, to mark the Lunar New Year.

SEOUL--North Korea on Friday commemorated the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death with calls for greater public loyalty toward his son and current leader Kim Jong Un ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by ...