David Gray
Articles RSSArticles
Mosques reopen in China's Xinjiang under heavy security
(For full coverage, see [ID:nXINJIANG]) By David Gray URUMQI, July 17 (Reuters) - Mosques reopened for Friday prayers under the watchful eyes of security troops in Urumqi, a riot-torn city on China's far western frontier where 192 people were killed in ... Full Article
Two shot dead in renewed unrest in China's Xinjiang
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead two people on Monday in renewed unrest in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media said, after at least 184 people died in riots last week. Full Article
Sri Lanka wins civil war, US urges reach out to Tamils
* Island under govt control for first time since 1983 * Tiger chief killed trying to flee-state TV * U.S. urges engagement with Tamils By C. Bryson Hull and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, May 19 (Reuters) - As Sri Lanka declared victory in one of the world's ... Full Article
Sri Lanka protesters throw rocks at UK embassy
COLOMBO, May 18 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Sri Lankan protesters chanted outside the British High Commission in the capital Colombo, with some throwing rocks and breaking two windows, a Reuters witness said. Some protesters set fire to an effigy of British ... Full Article
WITNESS-A fleeting glimpse of Sri Lanka's hidden war zone
By David Gray PUTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka, May 1 (Reuters) - Getting to the frontline of the Sri Lankan army's war with the Tamil Tigers entailed a hair-rising helicopter trip over the jungle and a bone-jarring ride past scorched homes to the war zone. Foreign ... Full Article
REFILE-WITNESS-A fleeting glimpse of Sri Lanka's hidden war zone
(Refiles fixing typo in paragraph 1) By David Gray PUTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka, May 1 (Reuters) - Getting to the frontline of the Sri Lankan army's war with the Tamil Tigers entailed a hair-raising helicopter trip over the jungle and a bone-jarring ride past ... Full Article
India presses for Sri Lanka truce as casualties rise
* 6,500 civilians dead since Feb-UN * Military says LTTE shelling own area * India sends emissaries to press for truce By David Gray PUTTUMATALAN, Sri Lanka, April 24 (Reuters) - Indian envoys flew into Sri Lanka on Friday to urge a truce in the closing ... Full Article
India presses for Sri Lanka truce as casualties rise
PUTTUMATALAN, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Indian envoys met Sri Lanka's president Friday after New Delhi demanded a truce in the closing phase of a 25-year war which U.N. data says may have killed almost 6,500 people in the last three months. Full Article
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Olympic torch lit at top of Everest
EVEREST BASE CAMP, China, May 8 (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was lit at the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, the crowning moment of the Beijing Games torch relay which had been dogged by anti-Chinese protests on its world tour. Full Article
China accuses Dalai Lama of taking Olympics "hostage"
China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of using unrest in Tibet to back demands for Tibetan independence ahead of the August Olympic Games in Beijing. Full Article
