Pyongyang: North Korea said on Saturday that Kim Jong Un has been officially named supreme commander of the military, further strengthening his authority after the death of his father.
Officials and state media have bestowed on Kim Jong Un, who is in his late 20s, a string of titles as North Korea's elite rally around him after Kim Jong Il's death in mid-December after 17 years in power.
But the title Supreme Commander - and its formal proclamation by the powerful Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party - is a clear sign that Kim Jong Un is fast consolidating power over North Korea. It's also the latest step in a burgeoning personality cult around him.
Kim Jong Un's age and inexperience have raised questions outside North Korea about his leadership of a nation engaged in delicate negotiations over its nuclear program and grappling with decades of economic hardship and chronic food shortages....
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05:24 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Pyongyang: North Korea declared Kim Jong Il's son and successor "supreme leader" of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial on Thursday for his father in the government's first public endorsement of his leadership. Kim Jong Un, head bowed and somber in a dark overcoat, stood on a balcony at the Grand People's Study House overlooking Kim Il Sung Square watching the memorial, which also served as...
03:03 PM, Dec 29, 2011
Pyongyang (North Korea): Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined the snowy streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday, wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carrying late leader Kim Jong Il's body wound its way through the capital for a final farewell. The funeral procession from Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where Kim's body had lain in state, was accompanied by top military and party officials, but there was little doubt...
01:54 PM, Dec 28, 2011
Vatican City: The Benetton clothing company withdrew an ad on Wednesday featuring a fake photo of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a top Egyptian imam on the lips after the Vatican denounced it as an unacceptable provocation. Benetton had said its "Unhate" campaign launched on Wednesday was aimed at fostering tolerance and "global love". The campaign's fake photos feature a half-dozen purported political nemeses in lip-locked embraces, including President Barack Obama...
03:55 AM, Nov 17, 2011
Beijing: China asked ally North Korea to improve its strained ties with longtime foes the United States and South Korea, state media reported on Monday, as US and North Korean diplomats began talks about restarting negotiations on the North's nuclear programmes. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang that North Korea hopes the six-party talks on the country's nuclear issue "should be restarted as...
01:29 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Following their 0-7 drubbing by Portugal, North Korea's coach insisted there would be no further consequences. ...
05:34 PM, Jun 24, 2010
The rocket took off from the Musudan-ri launch pad and fell into Pacific Ocean. ...
02:44 AM, Apr 08, 2009
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be paid around USD 400,000 for every match it was supposed to host in the World Cup, which could not be held in the country due to security concerns. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had moved away Pakistan's share of 14 matches and distributed them among the other three joint hosts - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - but the PCB would still...
02:09 PM, Dec 07, 2007
Kim Jong Il reportedly told a visiting Chinese delegation that he doesn’t plan more nuclear tests. ...
07:42 PM, Oct 20, 2006
