North Korea

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**FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves April 15, 2012, from a balcony at the end of a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. (Associated Press)

FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, applauds with military officers as he attends the unveiling ceremony of statues of late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansudae in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

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North Korean soldiers dance in the plazas of Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, after the announcement that leader Kim Jong-un had received the title of marshal, a move that cements his status at the top of the authoritarian nation’s military. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

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North Korean Vice Marshal Hyon Yong-chol applauds during a meeting at the April 25 House of Culture announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's new title of marshal on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

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**FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center), flanked by Kim Yong-nam (right), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the ceremonial head of state, and Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho of the Korean People's Army, presides over a national memorial service for his late father, Kim Jong-il, at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 29, 2011. (Associated Press)

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The identity of the woman at leader Kim Jong-un's side has created quite a stir among North Korea watchers.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center right) and an unidentified woman applaud a performance by North Korea's new Moranbong band in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center right) and others clap as they watch a performance in Pyongyang on Friday that featured Disney characters. (Korea News Service via Associated Press)

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In this image made off North Korea's KRT video footage, North Korea's new Moranbong band and performers dressed as American cartoon characters perform July 6, 2012, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage for new leader Kim Jong-un, in an unusual performance featuring Disney characters in North Korea. (Associated Press/KRT)