A new book reveals that the leader's maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape ...

Kim Il Sung rose to power as a Soviet-backed guerrilla fighter who resisted the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula in the 1930s. He founded the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea ...

In 2001, the North Korean regime, then headed by Kim Jong Il, was dealt an embarrassing if minor setback.

During the long rule of Kim Il-sung, his second wife, Kim Song-ae, (stepmother to Kim Jong-il and Kim Kyong-hui), served as first lady from 1963-1974 and was active in North Korean political life ...

North Korea's Kim family tree, published February 17. Reuters Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who succeeded his father in 1994 and ruled until his death in 2011, fathered up to seven ...

Mosaic murals installed at a factory in Pyongyang place current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the center between his predecessors, North Korean TV footage has shown, signifying the ongoing ...

On the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, the nation held a memorial in his honor, lauding his life and achievements.

The meeting of the North's ruling party came one day after the official mourning period for Kim Jong Il ended and senior military and political officials publicly declared Kim Jong Un leader of ...

North Korean state media said that Kim Jong Un had observed the launch of its new type of intercontinental ballistic missile with his wife Ri Sol Ju, their "beloved daughter" and other officials.

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

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 ...

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