Thursday, November 29, 2012

Daily News – Odd News - British farmer hunts buried Spitfires in Myanmar

Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 09:51 AM PST

British farmer hunts buried Spitfires in Myanmar 
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 09:51 AM PST
LONDON (Reuters) - A British farmer and flying enthusiast who has spent the past 16 years scouring the jungles of Myanmar believes he has finally found what he was searching for - a horde of buried Spitfire fighter planes dating back to World War Two. Rumours of a huge treasure trove of buried aircraft in Myanmar have circulated for years but now geological surveys of one specific site have lent credibility to the idea and David Cundall plans to start digging as soon as possible. ...
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China party mouthpiece ridiculed after missing "sexy" Kim joke 
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 02:13 AM PST
North Korean leader Kim and his wife Ri attend opening ceremony of Rungna People's Pleasure Ground in PyongyangSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tongue-in-cheek clearly doesn't come naturally to the Chinese Communist Party's official mouthpiece and the stodgy People's Daily faced ridicule on Wednesday for missing a joke about North Korea's leader. The newspaper's website published an extensive photo spread of pudgy North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, apparently falling for a spoof report by the satirical U.S.-based website The Onion naming Kim the "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012". It certainly amused readers - though perhaps not as intended. ...
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