The Kim family has ruled North Korea since 1948. Photos show Kim Jong Un's relatives, from his grandfather to his daughter, ...

A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.

For most people, the names Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung can mean only three men. But what's it like growing up in South Korea with the same name as a North Korean leader? Video by ...

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives a speech during his visit to the Kim Il Sung University of Politics on Feb. 24 in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day.

Newly released files show experts from the US and Russia were sceptical he could hold onto power in the wake of his father's ...

Kim Jong-il will only be in power until the end of 1996.” The documents reveal that a Chinese official said that Beijing had ...

Finally, the common root of this entire maze of family relationships is Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, who is considered the founding father of North Korea. Sung was born in 1912 and ...

the late second wife of Kim Il Sung. “Kim Yo Jong can meet and talk to Kim Jong Un freely anytime... so we can’t help saying that she has a tremendous influence,” Oh said. “As she gets ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Kim Jong Un has been the supreme leader of North Korea since December 2011, but despite how often Kim makes the news, you probably don't know that ...

Kim Jong Un emphasized his determination to continue the revolutionary ideas of his ancestors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The Korean agency also quotes Kim Jong Un's words, expressing his ...