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N. Korean military chief relieved of all posts

BEIJING, China - Photo shows North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) talking to Ri Yong Ho, chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, as they view a military parade in Pyongyang in February 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported on July 16, 2012, that Ri, known as one of the closest aides of Kim Jong Un, has been removed from all his posts because of illness.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on March 28, 2012, in Pyongyang shows a badge of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The badge began to be supplied to North Koreans around February.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Anti-S. Korea rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans raise their fists at a rally in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, to protest alleged defamation by South Korean troops of the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il.

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Anti-S. Korea rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans fill in application forms to join the military at a rally in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, during a protest against alleged defamation by South Korean troops of the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korea's National Defense Commission

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Officials of North Korea's National Defense Commission, at a press conference in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, accuse South Korean troops of defaming the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korea's National Defense Commission

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Officials of North Korea's National Defense Commission, at a press conference in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, accuse South Korean troops of defaming the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il.

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New Audi A6 Avant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's remodeled high-end station wagon the A6 Avant in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, announced the same day that it will start sales of the model with a lighter body and improved fuel efficiency from late February 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on March 28, 2012, in Pyongyang shows a badge of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The badge began to be supplied to North Koreans around February. (Kyodo)

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Anti-S. Korea rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans fill in application forms to join the military at a rally in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, during a protest against alleged defamation by South Korean troops of the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's National Defense Commission

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Officials of North Korea's National Defense Commission, at a press conference in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, accuse South Korean troops of defaming the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's National Defense Commission

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Officials of North Korea's National Defense Commission, at a press conference in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, accuse South Korean troops of defaming the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Anti-S. Korea rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans raise their fists at a rally in Pyongyang on March 3, 2012, to protest alleged defamation by South Korean troops of the North Korean leadership. In late February, a South Korean military unit in Incheon reportedly mocked portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his deceased father and former leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009. (Kyodo)

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009. (Kyodo)

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New Audi A6 Avant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's remodeled high-end station wagon the A6 Avant in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, announced the same day that it will start sales of the model with a lighter body and improved fuel efficiency from late February 2012. (Kyodo)