Cuba's communist government has ordered three days of mourning on Tuesday (December 20) for late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il after his death at the weekend.<br/> Flags outside government and public buildings in Havana were flying at half mast during Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.<br/> North Korea's embassy in Havana said it welcomed people who wished to pay their respects to Kim, who died from a heart attack at the age of 69.<br/> Cuba maintained diplomacy with North Korea during Kim's controversial reign.<br/> Cuba and North Korea, two of the world's five communist governments, have co-operated on trade, technology, agriculture and sports.<br/> North Korea announced Kim's death on Monday, apparently catching governments around the world by surprise.
