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Kim Jong Il's Son Pays Last Respects at Open Casket

TV footage from communist North Korea continues to show extraordinary scenes of public grief since Kim's death was announced

In this image made from KRT television, Kim Jong Un, center, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, visits the body of senior Kim in a memorial palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 20, 2011.

China Recognizes Kim Jong Un as North Korea's Next Leader

China spokesman says his country would welcome a visit by North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un

A woman eats a meal in a restaurant in Guangzhou, southern China Guangdong province while a television set reports on the successive North Korean leaders from left Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, December 20, 2011.

After Kim's Death, More Questions Than Answers

VOA's Northeast Asia Correspondent Steven Herman fields reader queries via Twitter and Facebook, from Seoul.

Kim Jong Il (file photo).

Syrian Activists Report More Killings as Arab League Readies Observers

Activists say fighting between Syrian government troops and army defectors has killed or wounded at least 100 deserters

In this image from TV shown on the internet made available by the Sham News Network, protesters carry the body of Tamer Mutlaq in Homs, Syria, December 20, 2011.

Turkish-Syrian Border Becomes Haven for Syrian Opposition

Opposition is bolstered by defectors to Free Syria Army who have set up underground network of bases in Turkey

A demonstrator protests against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2011.

Amid Dispute, DRC President Takes Oath of Office

Joseph Kabila sworn in for a new term, although opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi insists he is country's rightful leader

President of Democratic Republic of Congo  Joseph Kabila  (File)

Economic Worries Spark French-British Tensions

Poor economies are straining EU ties, fueling debate that Europe must either unite fiscally or face prospect of eurozone breakup

A shop in Brighton, southern England displays holiday season sale banners, December 15, 2011

Thai Clinic Is One of the Few Health Care Options for Burmese Refugees

Mae Tao clinic in the Thai border town of Mae Sot provides care for more than 110,000 Burmese refugees each year

Burmese mothers wait to have their children to be treated at Mae Tao clinic in the border town of Mae Sot, Thailand. (File Photo)

Former Prisoner Berenson Leaves Peru for US

American Lori Berenson spent 15 years in jail for helping Marxist insurgents

U.S. citizen Lori Berenson sits in a migration office in Lima December 19, 2011.
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