Jong-Un as head of key party body

NORTH KOREA: North Korea's leading newspaper Monday referred to the son and successor of late leader Kim Jong-Il as head of a key ruling party body, suggesting he is on track to take full control of the country.

The son Kim Jong-Un has been touted as "great successor" but his highest current official title is vice-chairman of the party's Central Military Commission. Among the titles held by his father was party general secretary, a post that automatically makes the holder the head of the party's powerful Central Committee. AFP