Jang Song Thaek

Kim Jong's purge puts him in company of Stalin, Hitler, Mao

For people familiar with the way that dictators such as Stalin, Hitler and Mao methodically ousted their opponents, the purging and execution of the No. 2 official in North Korea is nothing new.

Execution of Kim Jong Un's uncle, worries South Korea

South Korea expressed deep concern about a series of occurrences in North Korea, including the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, who was married to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's biological aunt, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.

North Korea says Jang Song Thaek 'worse than a dog', executes him

North Korea said Friday that it had executed Kim Jong Un's uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power.

North Korea says Kim's uncle removed from power

The young North Korean leader will now rule without a relative long considered his mentor as he consolidated power after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, two years ago. Jang Song Thaek's fall from the leadership, detailed in a lengthy dispatch by state media, is the latest and most significant in a series of personnel reshuffles that Kim has conducted in an apparent effort to bolster his power.