Kim Jong Un named North Korean 'supreme leader'

Kim Jong Il’s son and successor was declared “supreme leader” of North Korea’s ruling party, military and the people during a memorial today for his father in the first public endorsement of his leadership by the government.

Kim Jong Un, head bowed and sombre in a dark overcoat, stood watching from a balcony at the Grand People’s Study House overlooking Kim Il Sung Square, flanked by the top party and military officials and Kim Jong Il’s younger sister.