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The North Korean flag flies at half-staff over the North Korean Embassy following the announcement of leader Kim Jong Il's death, Moscow, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. North Korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il and urged its people to rally behind his young son and heir-apparent Monday, while the world watched warily for signs of instability in a nation pursuing nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)