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A Sri Lankan official said there was no hope of finding survivors after a mudslide, caused by heavy monsoon rains, tore through a tea plantation, burying scores of people alive.
It takes an average of 186 days – or six months – in India’s major cities to get all the approvals needed to build a warehouse with basic utilities like a water and sewerage connection.
Bharti Airtel said its fiscal-second quarter profit more-than-doubled thanks to higher usage of Internet services.
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A tense mountain standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at 15,000 feet that lasted for weeks marked the biggest border confrontation between the world’s two most-populous countries in decades.
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Conservative Muslims, driven in part by the divisive trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, are seeking to reassert Islam’s role in public life in Malaysia and are growing increasingly critical of un-Islamic practices.
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Dissent is unusually high over how to respond to the drop in oil prices within Saudi Arabia, traditionally the swing producer in stabilizing the market.
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The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy 3.5% annual pace during the third quarter, a sign of sustained growth fueled by government spending and a narrower trade deficit despite mounting concerns about the health of overseas economies.
Net profit for the three months ended in September rose 28.7% as improved sales and cost-cutting bolstered margins.
ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector lender by assets, reported a 15% increase in its fiscal-second quarter net profit helped by stronger demand for small loans.
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The chairman of German auto-parts supplier Robert Bosch called on India’s government to revamp its labor laws, saying the company’s future investment decisions would depend on it.
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When Burger King brings its crown to India next month, diners will be the first in the world to bite into a new version of its signature Whopper sandwich: a beef-free one.
The four-day Chhath Puja, a Hindu festival to worship Surya, the Hindu sun god, ended on Thursday morning. Take a look at some photos from the festival.
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The first dozen of some 160 Iraqi Kurdish fighters crossed into the besieged Syrian city of Kobani from Turkey, as Islamic State continued shelling the frontier in an apparent attempt to keep them away.
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Cricket debacle in India was self-inflicted and could have repercussions for the future.
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The Middle Seat: Slimmed-down seating and bathrooms are airlines’ latest way to cram in more passengers, Scott McCartney writes.
“The People of India,” an exhibition currently on display in the United Kingdom showcases images taken over 150 years in the subcontinent.
How a fashion-conscious tech minimalist came to embrace toting a smartphone and a flip phone—and figured out how to do so with style.
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A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka, raising fears that hundreds may have been killed.
The shooting death of a Palestinian suspected of attacking a right-wing Israeli activist has triggered rioting in East Jerusalem and the closure of a religious site.
Models line up backstage in China, Hindu devotees offer prayers during the Chhath festival in India, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima visit the Shinto Temple in Japan, and more.
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Wherever there are houses haunted by misfortune, Teru Oshima wants to hear about it. He built one of Japan’s most popular real-estate websites by mapping properties with histories of ghastly events.
People celebrate Turkish Republic Day, floodwaters rise in Norway and Ben Bradlee’s son says goodbye, and more.
The departure of American Marines and British combat forces from Helmand province closes one of the bloodiest chapters in the 13-year Afghanistan war. Here are images from some of the major U.S. and U.K. military operations in Helmand.
The Wall Street Journal's South Asia bureau brings you breaking news, features and analysis from the subcontinent everyday. Now you can keep up to date with our stories via your Facebook news feed through our new WSJ India Facebook page.
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Dynastic politics have surfaced as a major issue in Indian elections. Punjab, ruled by the Badal family, offers a view into how those ties can work.
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Robert Vadra, an in-law of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of India's ruling Congress party, built a real-estate portfolio nearly from scratch in a few years.
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