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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui (C), the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in July 2013. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attending a gathering in Pyongyang in December 2012 to mourn for the death of her brother. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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N. Korean leader's aunt Kim Kyong Hui deleted from video footage

TOKYO, Japan - Past video images of Kim Kyong Hui, aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife of recently executed Jang Song Taek, have apparently been deleted since February 2014. She is seen in this file photo take in December 2012.

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N. Korean leader's aunt in critical condition: Yonhap

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyong Hui (seen in an undated file photo), the wife of executed senior North Korean official Jang Song Thaek and aunt of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, is in a critical condition with a rare disease, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Jan. 8, 2014. The agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying Kim Kyong Hui "received medical treatment in Russia sometime between last September and October."

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N. Korean leader visits cemetery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) salutes during a ceremony marking the completion of a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in the capital Pyongyang on July 25, 2013. At left is his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, a politburo member of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korean leader visits cemetery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a ceremony marking the completion of a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in the capital Pyongyang on July 25, 2013. At left is his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui, a politburo member of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Kim Kyong Hui, sister of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated file photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, sister of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top official of the Workers Party of Korea. She and her husband Jang Song Thaek, a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are expected to play a crucial role in guiding Kim Jong Un, Jong Il's son and anointed heir, through the leadership transition.

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N. Korean leader Kim's sister

TOKYO, Japan - This blowup of an undated group photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's sister and a department director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Kyong Hui has been elected to the Political Bureau.

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N. Korean leader Kim's sister

TOKYO, Japan - This blowup of an undated group photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's sister and a department director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Kyong Hui has been elected to the Political Bureau. (Kyodo)

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Kim Kyong Hui, sister of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated file photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, sister of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top official of the Workers Party of Korea. She and her husband Jang Song Thaek, a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are expected to play a crucial role in guiding Kim Jong Un, Jong Il's son and anointed heir, through the leadership transition. (Kyodo)