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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a visit to Siberia in August. He died on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, according to state-run North Korean television.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dies At 69

North Korean state media said Kim died on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" during a "high-intensity field inspection" Saturday.

Rick Steves at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.

RICK STEVES' EUROPE: Bulgaria

Stream now or tune in Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2

Ri Tong Il (left), former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters on Tuesday outside the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Koreans Arrive In Malaysia Seeking To Claim Kim Jong Nam's Body

The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has become the subject of a diplomatic turf war between North Korea and Malaysia, where he was poisoned with a powerful nerve agent.

A scene from Mozart's “Idomeneo.” Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War. Tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the title role of the King of Crete, with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante, soprano Elza van den Heever as Elettra and soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia.

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: Idomeneo

Airs Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Noon on KPBS TV

An official photograph dated April 15 and posted by the Navy shows the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in an Indonesian strait thousands of miles south of North Korea.

That 'Armada' Heading To North Korea? Actually, It Sailed South

The narrative last week was that the U.S. and its allies in the western Pacific were gearing up to confront North Korea. But a strike group that was reportedly on its way isn't anywhere near there.

What Does Kim Jong Il's Death Mean to US Military? (Video)

TV screens in Seoul, South Korea, show images Wednesday of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Tuesday, Kim Jong Nam was killed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Third Suspect In Custody After Mysterious Death Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

Investigators are beginning to shed light on the mysterious, sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother in Malaysia on Tuesday.

North Korea's flag flutters inside the country's embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday.

Malaysia Agrees To Release Kim Jong Nam's Body Amid Diplomatic Crisis

Malaysia says it will transfer the body and allow an unspecified number of North Koreans to depart, in exchange for the return of nine Malaysians who had been blocked from leaving North Korea.

South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea reacts to exit polls suggesting his victory, in the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

Liberal Wins South Korean Presidency As Opponents Concede

Moon Jae-in, a lawyer, former student protester and son of North Korean refugees, vows to hold talks with North Korea and improve the South Korean economy.

A new documentary shows how the young Maasai men in Il Polei fell in love with cricket — and use the sport to send a message to their village elders.

The Real Goal For These Cricket-Crazy Maasai Men? Ending 'The Cut'

In the movie "Warriors," they use their status from playing cricket to speak out against FGM. And the game's fun, too.

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