Biden, Sanders Top Democratic Field in New Poll: Campaign Update

(Bloomberg) — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders lead the field of Democratic presidential candidates, followed by Elizabeth Warren, according to a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Monday.The poll of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independents shows Biden with 24% support and Sanders at 22%, within the margin of error of 5.4 percentage points. Warren had 17%, and Pete … Read more

Searchers Try to Find Earthquake Victims in Philippines – The New York Times

Searchers Try to Find Earthquake Victims in Philippines  The New York Times Powerful earthquake hits Philippines  USA TODAY 6-year-old girl among 3 killed as 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines  CNN 3 dead, 7 missing in building downed by Philippines quake  Los Angeles Times Deadly earthquake strikes southern Philippines  Al Jazeera English View full coverage on Google News Read from Source

Former Japanese official sentenced for killing reclusive son

A Tokyo court sentenced a former senior government official to six years in prison on Monday for fatally stabbing his socially reclusive son with a kitchen knife. The Tokyo District Court found Hideaki Kumazawa, 76, a former vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, guilty of repeatedly stabbing his son Eiichiro, then 44, in the … Read more

Burglars nab jewellery worth $64 million from British model Tamara Ecclestone

Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has had an estimated 50 million pounds ($64 million)-worth of jewellery stolen in an audacious raid from her west London home. A spokesman said the 35-year-old had been left “angry and shaken” after the burglars apparently evaded both the 24-hour security teams that patrol … Read more

Zambia Wants U.S. Ambassador Out for Defending Gay Couple

(Bloomberg) — Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the U.S. ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticized the African state for sentencing a gay couple to 15 years behind bars for having a consensual relationship.“We have complained officially to the American government, and we are waiting for their response because we don’t want such … Read more

India citizenship law protests spread across campuses

Protests over a new Indian citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses on Monday as critics said the Hindu nationalist government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with the country’s founding as a secular republic. Students pelted stones at police who locked up the gates of a college in the northern city … Read more