Report: N. Korean leader makes public appearance after weeks out of spotlight

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's official news agency said leader Kim Jong Il attended a soccer game in Pyongyang -- his first public appearance in more than a month.

The Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday that Kim watched a game held to mark the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the university named after his late father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.

The 66-year-old leader had not been seen in public since mid-August. U.S. and South Korean officials say he suffered a stroke.

Officials in North Korea have denied Kim's illness.