July 8, 2009: In this image made off KRT footage distributed by APTN, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center front, is seen during the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung, his father and founder of the country, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim Jong Il paid respects Wednesday to his late father, state media reported, amid intense speculation over preparations for the next transfer of power in the world's first communist dynasty.
Reuters