North Koreans mark leader's birthday with festivities (3)

North Koreans mark leader's birthday with festivities (3)

PYONGYANG, North Korea -Young men in suits and women in colorful traditional dress give their dance performance in Pyongyang on Feb. 16 to mark the 65th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il . (Kyodo)

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