WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Republican John McCain is gaining on White House rival Barack Obama in the pivotal swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to Quinnipiac University polls released Thursday.

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - White House hopeful Barack Obama's foreign tour has had only a muted impact among voters, and many Americans believe the Democrat is getting over-the-top media coverage, Gallup said Tuesday.

LONDON, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic US presidential hopeful Barack Obama admitted Saturday that despite the adulation overseas, his foreign campaign swing could hurt him in the polls back home.

BERLIN, July 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sixty-two percent of Germans agree that US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama gave a 'great speech' when he visited Berlin, according to a poll to be published Sunday.

Only 19 percent of the 500 people surveyed had a contrary view, according to the poll conducted by Emnid for the weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper.

JERUSALEM, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's advantage as front-runner in the leadership race for her centrist Kadima party has narrowed, according to a public opinion poll published on Friday.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Most people in China are concerned about rising prices, unemployment and labor conditions but have a positive view of the way things are going in their country, a US poll showed Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2008 (AFP) - Most Chinese are concerned about rising prices, unemployment and labor conditions, although they have a positive view of the way things are going in their country, a poll by a US group showed Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2008 (AFP) - Barack Obama maintained a lead over John McCain in the White House race in three national polls published Tuesday, but voters still trust McCain more to lead the country in the face of a major crisis as president.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by nine points in a national new poll published Tuesday, a wider gap than several other recent nationwide surveys.

QUEBEC CITY, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - More than half of Canadians view Quebec separatism as 'dormant, but ready to start up at any moment,' according to a new poll published Thursday.

'We found a country that is living an entente,' said John Wright, senior vice-president of polling firm Ipsos-Reid. 'We coexist by recognizing the volatility and not wanting to disturb it.'