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Kim Jong-il Has Died on a Train
Seth Abramovitch · 12/18/11 10:07PMKim Jong-il, the fearsome, furtive, and fashion-forward leader of North Korea, is dead at age 69. This according to a weeping announcer on a "special broadcast" delivered on North Korean television on Monday. The Dear Leader was on a train traveling through Pyongyang during a "field guidance tour" at the time.
Kim Jong-Il's Teenage Grandson Is Having a Facebook Scandal
Adrian Chen · 10/03/11 10:50AMKim Jong-il Says He's 'Having a Fun Trip' in Russia
Jeff Neumann · 08/24/11 05:29AMTake a Photo Tour of North Korea
Max Read · 08/05/11 02:12AMKim Jong-il Has Big Macs Airlifted Into North Korea
Jeff Neumann · 07/22/11 04:20AMDespite threats from the U.S. State Department last summer that Kim Jong-il would no longer be able to buy jet skis and Iranian caviar, he's still shelling out millions of dollars on everything from Rolex watches to Gucci handbags for his top officials and he's even having McDonald's delivered by airplane from China, according to the Korea Herald.
North Korean Capital Locked Down Because of Anti-Government Graffiti
Adrian Chen · 06/29/11 03:43PMAnother Day, Another Threat from North Korea
Jeff Neumann · 06/03/11 06:50AMNo More Kim Jong-il Target Practice In South Korea
Jeff Neumann · 06/01/11 04:15AMKim Jong Il Takes China By Storm
Seth Abramovitch · 05/24/11 12:40AMNorth Korea Threatens to Turn Seoul Into a 'Sea of Flames' (Again)
Adrian Chen · 02/27/11 01:44PMKim Jong-il Had an Otherworldly Birthday
Jeff Neumann · 02/17/11 08:35AMWe were told ahead of time that "colorful events will take place" for Dear Leader Kim Jong-il's birthday on Wednesday, but we could have never guessed just how awe inspiring the celebration of his 69th year of life would be. According to the Korean Central News Agency, a "mysterious natural wonder" took place above Kim's magical mountain birthplace, Mount Paektu: