North Korean TV reported the leader was dead; third son named heir. Dec. 19, 2011— -- Kim Jong Il, the North Korean dictator who ruled over one of the poorest, most belligerent and isolated ...

Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents bid farewell to their leader. SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2011— -- Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents bid an emotional farewell to their late ...

Senior official known for his loyalty to the Kim family served as head of Supreme People’s Assembly for two decades.

North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died at age 97. The Korean Central News Agency said ...

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its ...

North Korean officials have announced that their "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il died on Saturday at the age of 69. The announcement was made on North Korean state television on Monday morning. (Video of ...

North Korea's state media reported Tuesday that the North's former titular head of state, Kim Yong-nam, who had led Pyongyang ...

Bound by his ferocious loyalty to the ruling dynasty, the former head of state enjoyed a decades-long career in Pyongyang ...

Kim Yong Nam, who served under all three generations of North Korean leaders and was a key diplomatic figure in relations ...

Kim Yong Nam, a North Korean diplomat and politician who served under three generations of the Kim family dynasty, has died ...

Yong Nam's tenure as head of North Korea’s parliament made him the country’s nominal head of state and allowed him to appear ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Kim Yong Nam, the former ceremonial head of North Korea for over two decades, has died at the age of 97, ...