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North Koreans pay respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il ...
Dec 23rd, 2011
(AP) - North Koreans pay respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il in Nampo, North Korea, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA -
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