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Kim Jong-il dies aged 69
World leaders call for reform after Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, dies of a heart attack on a train in Pyongyang.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong-il dead: eerie silence falls on border between North and South Korea
In the wake of the death of Kim Jong-il and uncertainty over what Kim Jong-un's regime will resemble, an eerie silence fell on the North Korea side of the border with the South.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong-il dead: power struggle begins
A power struggle has begun in North Korea where experts have identified three rival factions jockeying for position
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong-il dead: Kim Jong-un leads mourners
Kim Jong-un, the 'Great Successor' to Kim Jong-il, was one of the first to pay respects to his dead father.
20 Dec 2011
Rick Perry in Kim Jong the Second gaffe
Rick Perry, the Republican presidential candidate, has compounded his reputation for gaffes by issuing a press release describing Kim Jong-il, North Korea's dead leader, as Kim Jong the Second.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsNeighbouring countries avoid inflaming regional tensions
Taiwan halts live-fire military drills as Kim Jong-il's body is put on display in Pyongyang allowing mourners to pay their respects.
20 Dec 2011
South Korea cancels Christmas lights
South Korea has scrapped a plan to display Christmas lights near the border with North Korea in a conciliatory gesture to its neighbour as it mourns the death of leader Kim Jong-Il.
20 Dec 2011
Grieving reaches new levels of hysteria
A stream of mourners is shown filing past the glass coffin on North Korea's 'Dear Leader' as the country's grieving reaches new levels of hysteria
20 Dec 2011
Kim Jong-il's body lies in state as North Korean mourners file past
State television shows a stream of mourners, including son and heir Kim Jong-un, passing the Dear Leader's open coffin.
20 Dec 2011
North Korea's neighbours on alert
North Korea's neighbours placed their military forces on high alert on Monday as Kim Jong-il's death threw the region into uncertainty and sparked fears of a show of force from the nuclear-capable communist state.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong-il dead: questions over the basketball-mad son Kim Jong-un
The young man due to become North Korea's next leader and take the Kim dynasty into a third generation is even more of an enigma than his mercurial father Kim Jong-il.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong-il dead: the official titles of North Korea's Unique Leader
Kim Jong-il had one thing in common with Barack Obama - the title of Commander-in-Chief - but there the titular and any other similarities end.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsNorth Korea conducts missile test
North Korea conducted a short range missile test on Monday night as the regime demonstrated its dedication to the military would outweight all other matters of state.
20 Dec 2011
US urges North Korea to follow 'path of peace'
The United States has urged North Korea to follow the "path of peace" after the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, asking the country to work with the international community and improve relations with its neighbours.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsNorth Korean troops cancel annual winter exercises
Some North Korean troops staging an annual winter exercise returned to their bases hours after the death of their leader Kim Jong-Il was announced, a South Korean military official said.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsChina offers its condolences to North Korea
China's President Hu Jintao visited the North Korean embassy in Beijing today to offer his condolences on the death of Kim Jong-il, the official Xinhua news agency said.
20 Dec 2011
French neurosurgeon secretly treated Kim Jong-il
A French neurosurgeon has confirmed that Kim Jong Il had a debilitating stroke in 2008, and described secretly treating the reclusive dictator while the North Korean public and world remained unaware of his condition.
20 Dec 2011
| CommentsWhite House not worried by Kim Jong Un succession
White House spokesman Jay Carney says that the White House has 'no new concerns' as a result of the North Korean leader's death and potential succession by his youngest son Kim Jong Un.
19 Dec 2011
Kim Jong-il dies aged 69: December 19 as it happened
World leaders call for reform after Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, dies of a heart attack on a train in Pyongyang.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsClinton hopes for 'improved relations' with North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she hopes to improve the relationship between America and North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il.
19 Dec 2011
The child soldier takes over in North Korea
What is the nation's future under the control of a belligerent new 'Dear Leader’ who is not yet 30? David Blair reports.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsBusiness as usual with North Korea’s new despot
Telegraph View: The death of Kim Jong-il could presage a thaw in relations with the rest of the world - or more of the same isolationist behaviour.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsNorth Korea on lockdown as the Dear Leader dies
North Korea closes its borders and recalls all army officers following Kim Jong-il's death from a heart attack.
19 Dec 2011
| CommentsKim Jong Il dead: Apocalypse now or a new dawn?
The sudden death of Kim Jong-il changes North Korea, in Donald Rumsfeld's useful phrase, from a known unknown to an unknown unknown. With Kim senior we knew where we were – to some extent: the old trickster liked to keep us guessing. But his son is a blank – so far.
19 Dec 2011
Hague: difficult to be optimistic about North Korea
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he hopes the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il will provide an opportunity for change on the Korean Peninsula.
19 Dec 2011
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