North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, front left, poses with his first-born son Kim Jong Nam, front right, and his relatives in Pyongyang in this Aug. 19, 1981 photo. This photo released Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, by South Korean Magazine Choongang Monthly Magazine shows first publication of Kim and his son together. Others are Sung Hye Ryang, back left, elder sister of Kim's former wife Sung Hye Rim, Sung's two children Lee Nam Ok, center back, and Lee Il Nam, right back. Sung who raised Kim's son offered this photo, according to local report.
Iraq's vice presidential nominee Tareq al-Hashemi speaks at a news conference in Baghdad in this February 28, 2011 file photo. Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Vice-President al-Hashemi on December 19, 2011 for suspected ties to assassinations and bombings, a decision likely to fuel sectarian tensions after the U.S. troop withdrawal.
South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il shake hands at a welcoming ceremony for Roh in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea in this October 2, 2007 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011 on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer, dressed in black, reported on December 19, 2011.
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung (L) poses with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during a photo session at Baekhwawon State Guest House in Pyongyang in this June 13, 2000 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011 on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer, dressed in black, reported on December 19, 2011.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during their meeting in Vladivostok in this August 23, 2002 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on December 17, 2011 on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer, dressed in black, reported on December 19, 2011.
In this photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Kim Jong Un, third from left, the third son of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, applauds while watching the Arirang mass games performance staged to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea.
A tearful announcer dressed in black announces the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on North Korean State Television in this still image from video December 19, 2011. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on a train trip, state television reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme. The announcer dressed in black said the 69-year old had died on Saturday of physical and mental over-work on his way to give "field guidance".
Staff lower the North Korean national flag to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, on the roof of the its embassy in Beijing December 19, 2011. Kim died on a train trip on Saturday, state television reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear programme.
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