State TV in the country is now transmitting images of what appears to be magpies perched on trees 'almost motionless', with many claiming the birds are mourning their dead, 'Dear Leader', a report in

North Korea says a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky began glowing red above sacred Mount Paektu just minutes before leader Kim Jong Il’s death.

State media say the ice on volcanic Lake Chon at the

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