A South Korean boy points pictures of North's late founding father Kim Il Sung, left, and son Kim Jong Il at observation post near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. North Korea celebrated the birthday Wednesday of late founding father Kim Il Sung amid international censure over the regime's threats to restart its nuclear program, expel U.N. inspectors and quit international disarmament talks. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

A South Korean boy points pictures of North's late founding father Kim Il Sung, left, and son Kim Jong Il at observation post near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. North Korea celebrated the birthday Wednesday of late founding father Kim Il Sung amid international censure over the regime's threats to restart its nuclear program, expel U.N. inspectors and quit international disarmament talks.

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  1. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (sitting, R) smiles during a visit to a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Picture released October 1, 2009.
  2. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R) visits a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Picture released October 1, 2009.
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  4. Hwang Jang-yop leaves after delivering a speech at the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights in Seoul September 25, 2009. Hwang, 86, a close confidant to North Korean state founder Kim Il-sung and a mentor to his son and current leader Kim Jong-il, defected to South Korea in 1997 in a major coup for Seoul. He became a fierce critic of Pyongyang.
  5. Hwang Jang-yop leaves after delivering a speech at the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights in Seoul September 25, 2009. Hwang, 86, a close confidant to North Korean state founder Kim Il-sung and a mentor to his son and current leader Kim Jong-il, defected to South Korea in 1997 in a major coup for Seoul. He became a fierce critic of Pyongyang.
  6. In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, Framed portraits of late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, at right and current leader Kim Jong Il are seen reflected on a column at the departure hall where foreign visitors clear North Korean immigration at Sunan airport near Pyongyang, North Korea.
  7. In this image made from television, foreign tourists look around a giant statue of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  8. In this image made from television, North Korean people walk up to a giant statue of Kim Il Sung to pay respects in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. North Korea marked the communist country's 61st anniversary Wednesday with patriotic songs and odes to leader Kim Jong Il and his "army first" policy.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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