Washington: More than half of respondents in a new poll said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton — the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has breached that all-important 50 percent threshold. A file photo of Hillary Clinton. The poll released on Thursday by Quinnipiac University found the former secretary of state leading Trump 51 to 41 percent in a head to head race. “We are starting to hear the faint rumblings of a Hillary... 

Geneva: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss the situation in war-ravaged Syria. File photo of John Kerry. Kerry, who was flying in from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia where he announced a new peace push for conflict-torn Yemen, arrived in the Swiss city shortly on Thursday before 10:00 pm (Local Time). He was scheduled to meet with Lavrov Friday morning for talks expected to... 

When US president Barack Obama exits the White House in January, he will leave behind a foreign policy landscape that has more craters in it than a road in Mumbai after a particularly powerful monsoon season. There will be global challenges that will keep his successor up all night, instead of just dreading the 3 am phone call. But as Obama cedes the Oval Office, there will also be the legacy of a relationship with India that is on a high, building... 

More than 100,000 of those homes would be in Maryland and Virginia, according to the analysis. The real estate data firm Zillow recently published a research analysis that estimated rising sea levels could leave nearly 2 million U.S. homes inundated by 2100, a fate that would displace millions of people and result in property losses in the hundreds of billions of dollars. More than 100,000 of those homes would be in Maryland and Virginia, according... 

Brexit leader Nigel Farage addresses a Donald Trump rally. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: Nigel Farage, a key figure in the successful campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, lent his support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying Trump represented the same type of anti-establishment movement that he masterminded in his own country. Farage appeared with Trump before a cheering crowd of thousands at a rally in Jackson,Mississippi.... 

The Philippines has banned Pokémon Go in government offices following similar decisions by Southeast Asian neighbours to limit the blockbuster smartphone game because of its impact on productivity. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), in a report by broadcast network ABS-CBN, said it will no longer allow play during office hours and will request the Pokémon Go developer to remove government offices from the list of Poké Stops and gyms. Vietnam... 

Jennifer Lawrence photographed in London. JENNIFER LAWRENCE PULLED IN $46 MILLION THIS YEAR, MAKING HER ONCE AGAIN THE WORLD’S HIGHEST-PAID ACTRESS BUT HER PRETAX INCOME PALES IN COMPARISON TO WHAT HER MALE COUNTERPARTS EARN. THE HIGHEST-PAID ACTOR ON THE LIST OF HIGHEST-PAID CELEBRITIES LIST IS DWAYNE JOHNSON, WHO EARNED $64.5 MILLION Jennifer Lawrence pulled in $46 million this year, making her once again the world’s highest-paid actress. That’s... 

Turkey had vowed to “completely cleanse” Islamic State militants from its border region. ISTANBUL: Turkish special forces units supported by warplanes from the US-led coalition have launched an operation in northern Syria to wipe out Islamic State elements along the Turkey-Syria border, state-run Anadolu Agency said on Wednesday. The Turkish army begun firing artillery rounds into the Syrian border town of Jarablus at around 0100 GMT,... 

New Delhi – Handset maker Gionee will set up a manufacturing unit in northern India, pumping in about Rs 500 crore, to tap into the demand in India as well as to serve markets like Africa and South East Asia. Arvind Vohra, managing director and CEO of Gionee India. The Chinese company, which assembles its smartphones in India through third-party players like Foxconn and Dixon, expects the plant to be operational in about 2 years. “We... 

Rome: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy insisted that Britain’s decision to quit the European Union would not kill the bloc. Representational image. Speaking aboard an aircraft carrier anchored off the Italian island of Ventotene, one of the cradles of the dream of a united, integrated Europe, the leaders vowed to relaunch the European project in the wake of the Brexit shock. “Many thought the EU was finished after Brexit but that...