Report saysKim Jong Il has cancer

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's authoritarian leader Kim Jong Il is suffering from pancreatic cancer and is not expected to live more than five years, a news report said Monday, the latest speculation to emerge about his health after he reportedly suffered a stroke last year.

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