Kim Jong Un was shipped to Switzerland around age 12 in 1996 during the devastating North Korean famine that killed up to 3 million people.

Kim Jong Un was still very much a child when he departed for Bern, the capital of Switzerland, in the summer of 1996 to join his older brother Kim Jong Chol at school.

But where exactly did Kim Jong Un go to school in Switzerland? While the details of Kim's life and education in Switzerland aren't 100 percent clear, it is believed he attended at least two ...

The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's former high school teacher Michel Riesen, in an interview with NBC's "Today" show, said the dictator probably knows English and just pretends not to. Kim prepares ...

While Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father, was the heir apparent, Kim's path to command was far less certain. Then it was off to Switzerland to attend boarding school.

Switzerland offers to mediate amid rising tension with North Korea. THE country where Kim Jong-un went to school as a basketball-playing student has stepped in with an 11th hour offer of help.