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North Korea’s leader-in-waiting goes on show
A photograph of a plump young man seated near North Korea’s ailing ruler confirmed the rise of Kim Jong-il’s youngest son as the leader-in waiting.
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Kim Jong-il’s son unveiled, seen as successor
North Korea’s ailing leader Kim Jong-il gave his youngest son his first public title on Tuesday, naming him a general.
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North Korea military appears to back Kim succession
North Korea’s military has nominated the third son of ailing leader Kim Jong-il as a delegate to a rare meeting of the ruling party.
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Nato takes over in southern Afghanistan
A bomb in a police car killed at least eight Afghans on Monday as Nato forces took control of security in southern Afghanistan to begin one of the biggest ground operations in the alliance’s history. The blast occurred in the eastern city of Jalalabad, far from the transfer-of-command ceremony on a base outside the southern city of Kandahar.
