Arctic fox cubs debut in NE China

A pair of one-month-old arctic foxes, known as Alopex Lagopus in Latin, make their debut to meet visitors at the Harbin Polarland, in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2009. A female arctic fox imported from Finland gave birth to this pair of arctic foxes after 53-days gestation. (Xinhua Photo)



A zoo worker shows a pair of one-month-old arctic foxes, known as Alopex Lagopus in Latin, in their debut to meet visitors at the Harbin Polarland in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2009. A female arctic fox imported from Finland gave birth to this pair of arctic foxes after 53-days gestation. (Xinhua Photo)

Muslim Uigurs have run riot and killed up to 140 Han Chinese

From today's Channel 4 News (UK) Snowmail by Krishnan - excerpt:

CHINA CRISIS

The other big international story today is in China, where it is claimed Muslim Uigurs have run riot and killed up to 140 Han Chinese (what you or I would consider ordinary Chinese).

There is claim and counter-claim over how this violence erupted and over who provoked whom. We don’t even know if the figure of 140 is true. But Lindsey Hilsum is on the case.

Read Lindsey Hilsum’s blog: http://bit.ly/IQdCK