Kim Jong Un is the third member of the Kim family to serve as leader of North Korea. His grandfather Kim Il Sung was the first, and he started an unusual dynastic succession. Photos show how the ...

When North Korea‘s founder Kim Il Sung was alive, he’d celebrate his birthday by imprisoning hundreds of thousands of “ideological offenders” or unveiling a blueprint for a “communist paradise.” His ...

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died, North Korean state television reported on Monday. He was 69. Here is a timeline of his rule: July 1994 - Kim Il-sung dies of heart attack at age ...

This photo provided by North Korean state media shows former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (seated, left) with Kim Il Sung (seated right) aboard the North Korean leader’s yacht, June 1994, Pyongyang, ...