Rumors of Kim Jong Un assassination in Beijing unsubstantiated according to US intelligence
U.S. official: No evidence North Korean leader is dead. - The U.S. intelligence community has found no evidence to suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is dead, a senior U.S. official said Friday following posts on China's version of Twitter that claimed Kim had been assassinated while in Beijing. U.S. intelligence officials have been looking into such rumors for more than a week, according to the official, who has direct knowledge of the latest U.S. analysis.