Weary of years of Gaza rocket fire, Israelis are massively backing their army's blitz on Hamas, despite the threat of more casualties and the soaring Palestinian toll.

LUSAKA, Oct 25, 2008 (AFP) - A Zambian opposition leader has taken a wide lead in a new opinion poll ahead of next week's presidential election which was previously expected to be neck-and-neck, a survey group said Saturday.

A Zambian opposition leader has taken a wide lead in a new opinion poll ahead of next week's presidential election which was previously expected to be neck-and-neck, a survey group said Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama, propelled forward by mounting economic concerns among Americans, now leads his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent, a new opinion poll showed Monday.

HARARE, September 12, 2008 (AFP) - Zimbabweans whose lives have been shattered by a deep economic crisis reacted warily Friday to a power-sharing agreement agreed by President Robert Mugabe and the opposition leader.

WASHINGTON, August 25, 2008 (AFP) - US voters have serious misgivings about both US presidential candidates -- Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain -- faulting the former for lack of experience and the latter for close ties with President George W. Bush, according to a new opinion poll.

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2008 (AFP) - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a narrow lead over Republican rival John McCain ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which opens on Monday, a new poll showed.The Washington Post-ABC News survey released Sunday indicated the four-point lead was almost within the margin of error.

JERUSALEM, Nov 23, 2007 (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Friday that the failure of US-sponsored peace talks would be 'deadly' as polls showed Israelis and Palestinians pessimistic about their chances of success.