Kim Jong-il died of heart failure on Dec. 17, 2011 at age 69. The North's leader was accompanied by senior party and government officials, including Premier Kim Tok-hun and Jo Yong-won ...

In North Korea, televisions are manipulated to broadcast only state-controlled content, glorifying the Kim dynasty. Defector ...

August 20, 2011 – Kim Jong Il travels to eastern Russia. He meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Buryatia. December 17, 2011 – Dies at the age of 69, reportedly of a heart attack.

It's the late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday celebrations ... was returned to the U.S. in a coma the following year and died shortly afterwards. The latest tour promises to take tourists to ...