North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un assassinated. Updates to follow. Read more from our colleagues at the Post. By Lori Stahl DALLAS – Those who took umbrage at Rick Santorum's comments about whether women are fit to serve on the front lines of combat

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un assassinated. Updates to follow. Read more from our colleagues at the Post. By Lori Stahl DALLAS – Those who took umbrage at Rick Santorum's comments about whether women are fit to serve on the front lines of combat

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Friday credited new leader Kim Jong Un with spearheading past nuclear testing, as it adds to a growing personality cult that portrays the young son of late leader Kim Jong Il as a confident military commander.

Rumours that Kim Jong-un, the country's supreme leader, has been assassinated at the North Korean embassy in Beijing just months after he took power originated on Chinese microblogging service Weibo, and spread swiftly on Twitter on Friday.

Here's word on the 'rumor' via Forbes: In the past two hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea. All rumor of