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  North Korea leader Kim Jong Un makes 1st appearance in 40 days

  World | October 14, 2014 11:48 IST

  Seoul, South Korea: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in five weeks, state media reported on Tuesday, ending an absence that drove a frenzy of global speculation ion that

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  Interesting facts to know about North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un

  World | December 26, 2014 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: Kim Jong-un was officially declared the supreme leader following the state funeral for his father on 28 December 2011.He is the third and youngest son of Kim Jong-il . He has wrought significant

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  A unique dictatorship: North Koreans ordered to get Kim Jong-un's haircut

  World | March 28, 2014 7:01 IST

  New Delhi: North Korean men have reportedly lost the right to a decent haircut as they have been ordered  to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un.According to the Radio Free Asia, the

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  Kim Jong-Un executes entire family of his uncle Jang Song-Thaek

  World | January 27, 2014 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly put to death a number of surviving relatives of his executed uncle Jang Song-thaek, including children.Quoting multiple sources, a report from South Korean news agency Yonhap

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  Butcher: Kim Jong Un stripped uncle, 5 others, threw them before 120 hungry dogs inside a cage

  World | January 06, 2014 9:45 IST

  New Delhi: Whenever brutal tyrants are mentioned,men like Idi Amin, Ivan The Terrible, Hitler, Saddam Hussein come to mind. And the latest to join this list is the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The

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  Shocking revelation : Kim Jong-Un executed his uncle over business dispute, not treason

  World | December 25, 2013 8:59 IST

  Seoul: A news agency has revealed in its latest report that the true conflict between North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un  and his uncle Jang Song Thaek took place over mining business rights rather than attempted

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  John Kerry compares Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein, calls him ruthless

  World | December 16, 2013 9:09 IST

  Ho Chi Minh City(Vietnam): US Secretary of State John Kerry stated in an interview to ABC news that North Korea's Kim Jong Un was a reckless and ruthless person.Kerry compared Kim Jong Un to Iraqi

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  Is North Korea's Kim Jong-un following yesteryear dictators' foot-step?

  World | December 16, 2013 7:49 IST

  Paris: For people familiar with the way that dictators such as Stalin, Hitler and Mao methodically ousted their opponents, the purging and execution of the No. 2 official in North Korea is nothing new. In

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  North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un executes his uncle, declares him worse than a dog

  World | December 13, 2013 8:06 IST

  Pyongyang, North Korea:  North Korean news agency KCNA announced the execution of  Kim Jong-Un's uncle Jang Song-Thaek in a statement early this morning.According to reports Jang Song-Thaek has been executed after being found guilty of

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  Singer Miley Cyrus least influential celebrity: Survey (see pics)

  Hollywood | November 27, 2013 11:57 IST

  Los Angeles: Singer Miley Cyrus and former basketball star Dennis Rodman have been named two of the least influential celebrities of 2013 by GQ magazine.Femalefirst.co.uk reports that the editors at the US publication have compiled

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  North Korean ruler gets Malaysian university honor

  World | October 25, 2013 6:24 IST

  Kuala Lampur: A Malaysian university faced public criticism for awarding an honorary doctorate in economics to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose country is among the poorest in the world.The privately run HELP University

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  Burger selling aunt controlling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

  World | April 14, 2013 20:10 IST

  London, April 14: While North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is hogging international headlines over threats to the US and South Korea, the person pulling his strings is a 66-year-old woman running downtown Pyongyang's only burger

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  North Korea's Kim wants better living standards

  World | January 01, 2013 15:55 IST

  Seoul,Jan 1: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range rocket recently.Mr Kim's

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  North Korea Leader Kim Jong-Un Celebrates Birthday Driving A Tank

  World | January 08, 2012 22:28 IST

  Pyongyang, Jan 8: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's birthday celebration today was low-key keeping in view his father's death, but the state-controlled television aired a documentary showing him riding a tank, Daily Telegraph reported. South

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  North Korea Calls Kim Jong Un 'Supreme Leader'

  World | December 29, 2011 10:53 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec 29: North Korea says Kim Jong Il's son is now "supreme leader" of the ruling party, military and people as a massive crowd gathers to memorialize the late leader. Ceremonial head of state

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  Kim Jong Un Meets South Korean Delegation

  World | December 27, 2011 8:35 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec 27: North Korea's next leader burnished his diplomatic skills, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media called Kim Jong Un a “sagacious” leader and revealed a new title that gives

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  Mystery Woman In Kim Jong Un's Entourage

  World | December 24, 2011 18:59 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec  24: Mystery surrounds the identity of a sharp-suited woman who has suddenly appeared amongst the new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's entourage, reports  the British tabloid Daily Mail.Rumours are circulating that the

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  North Korea Puts Its Troops On Alert

  World | December 21, 2011 17:10 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec 21: North Korea has tightened security in cities, put troops on alert and won loyalty pledges from top generals after leader Kim Jong Il's death as it consolidates power behind his anointed heir,

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  Profile Of New North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

  World | December 19, 2011 18:22 IST

  Pyongyang, Dec 19 : North Korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il on Monday and urged its people to rally behind his young son and heir-apparent, while the world watched for signs