North Korea's state-run media reported Tuesday that Kim Jong-Il shed tears of regret during the country's controversial rocket launch because he could not use the launch funds to provide aid to his people, the AFP reported.Kim "felt regret for not being able to spend more money on the people's livelihoods and was choked with sobs," AFP quoted ruling communist party paper Rodong Sinmun as saying.
| The missile launch cost more than a full year's worth of food aid. |
State-run television aired video of an apparently healthy leader mingling with farmers and watching bears at the zoo.