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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
A Chinese paramilitary policeman is reflected on a European flag as he directs foreign journalists at a news conference in Beijing; the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games is held in Hangzhou, China; an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the...
8 people injured in India when a small jet veers off the runway while landing in heavy rain
NEW DELHI (AP) — A small aircraft veered off a runway while landing in heavy rain in Mumbai in western India on Thursday, injuring all six passengers and two crew members on board, officials said. The Learjet 45 aircraft belonging to private company VSR Ventures was on a flight...
Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth's latest movie hits theaters
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Fans of an Indian movie star with a cult following thronged movie theaters and celebrated with dancing and prayers as his latest film hit screens on Thursday. Hundreds of avid supporters of Rajinikanth, one of India’s biggest movie superstars, carried photo...
16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country's National Disaster Response Force said Tuesday Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near...
Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India, an official said Sunday. The rescue teams recovered the bodies of 27 people killed in the...
Rescuers find more bodies in landslide-hit village in western India, bringing the death toll to 21
RAIGAD, India (AP) — Rescuers found five more bodies Friday in India’s western Maharashtra state, raising the death toll from a landslide triggered by torrential rains to at least 21 with many others feared trapped under the debris, officials said. Scores of rescuers and trekkers...
Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 10 and traps many others in western India
RAIGAD, India (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India's western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. A team of 60 rescuers and trained trekkers has been deployed to help save people...
HDFC Bank: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MUMBAI, India (AP) — MUMBAI, India (AP) — HDFC Bank Ltd. (HDB) on Monday reported net income of $1.51 billion in its fiscal first quarter. The bank, based in Mumbai, India, said it had earnings of 80 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue...
