North Korea: Kim's son named new leader

(VIDEO) SEOUL, South Korea (AP/AFP) – North Korea told its diplomatic missions that Kim Jong Il's youngest son — who reportedly enjoys skiing and studied English, German, and French at a Swiss school — will be the nation's next leader, a South Korean lawmaker and newspapers said Tuesday. The secretive communist state sent the message about the 26-year-old son, Kim Jong-un, after the nation's May 25 nuclear test, which along with a series of missile tests has greatly raised tensions in the region, the Hankook Ilbo reported. More>>

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