Tributes to late North Korean leader

Kim Jong-il’s son and heir, Kim Jong-un, and senior officials have been paying their last respects to the late North Korean leader whose body lies in state ahead of his funeral next week.
Kim Jong-il died on Saturday of a heart attack caused by overwork and stress at the age of 69, state media said.
Regional powers have voiced fears over the nuclear country’s future course.
The US has called on North Korea to pursue a “path of peace”. It has promised to defend regional allies.
Kim Jong-il, who had been in power since the death of father Kim Il-sung in 1994, will be buried on 28 December.
The country has entered an 11-day period of official mourning, with flags being flown at half-mast at all military bases, factories, businesses, farms and public buildings. (BBC)