Kim Jong Il Health

Kim Jong Il Makes Rare Television Appearance (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

North Korea has broadcast a rare video of leader Kim Jong-il attending a massive rally marking the reopening of a textile factory on Saturday. Kim, w...

Kim Jong Il Turns 68, North Korea Worries About Health

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) SEOUL, South Korea -- North Koreans celebrated "peerlessly brilliant" leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday Tuesday as questions persist abroad abou...

Kim Jong Il Documentary Seen As Acknowledgment Of N Korean Leader's Age

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il's childhood in a secret guerrilla camp and early years before becoming leader of communist North Korea are the ...

Kim Jong-Il Has 'Serious' Pancreas Disorder: Report

AFP | Fri Jul 10, 7:39 Am ET | Posted 05.25.2011

TOKYO (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is suffering from a "serious disorder" of the pancreas, a Japanese television network reported Friday, ...

Kim Jong Il, Looking Gaunt, Makes Rare Public Appearance

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

PYONGYANG, North Korea — A thin-looking Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance Wednesday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, t...

Kim Jong-Il Makes First Appearance Since Suspected Stroke

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM and JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

SEOUL, South Korea — A visibly grayer and thinner Kim Jong Il proved Thursday he remains in charge of communist North Korea, presiding over parl...

Kim Jong Il 'Nominated' For Re-Election

United Press International | Posted 05.25.2011

State media in North Korea published a statement from Kim Wednesday that appeared to be aimed at emphasizing his fitness and eagerness to continue rul...

Kim Jong Il Attends Lunar New Year Concert

Press Association | Posted 05.25.2011

North Koreans have welcomed leader Kim Jong Il at a concert to usher in the Lunar New Year days after he hosted a foreign dignitary despite rumours ab...