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Reuters: North Korea "Succession" Meeting Could Start Soon

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Tags: Kim Jong-il, North Korea, Ruling class, Succession

North Korea's ruling party could meet to choose a new leader within the next day, media reports said on Tuesday, dismissing reports of a delay because of "dear leader" Kim Jong-il's health.

Japan's Yomiuri newspaper cited a source close to the issue as saying the Workers' Party conference, which brings together the secretive state's ruling elite for the first time in 30 years, could have been held up by severe flooding.

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