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Iran may be bluffing: America

Iran may be bluffing: America Expressing skepticism over Iran's offer to hold talks on Iraq issue, the US has said it could be a ploy to 'divert pressure' it was facing from international community over its nuclear programme. The US was concerned that 'it is simply a device' by Iran to try and 'divert pressure and attention' it was feeling in New York, where the UN Security Council is discussing ways to respond to Tehran's nuclear programme, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said. Tehran's acceptance of an American offer to hold talks on Iraq made months ago is an indication

At Last … America Agrees to help save the planet

At Last ... America Agrees to help save the planet US President George Bush yesterday finally bowed to world pressure and agreed to take part in talks on cutting the pollution that causes global warming. After resisting all week at the United Nations climate negotiations in Montreal, Canada, US representatives relented in the early hours of yesterday morning. They accepted an agreement with 188 other countries to join a non-binding dialogue on “strategic approaches for long-term co-operative action to address climate change”. America’s U-turn was widely acclaimed as a historic breakthrough. “The Bush administration blinked. The world should remember that,” said Bill Hare of

Blame North America megafauna extinction on climate change, not human ancestors

Blame North America megafauna extinction on climate change, not human ancestors Even such mythical detectives as Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot would have difficulty trying to find the culprit that killed the mammoths, mastodons and other megafauna that once roamed North America. Scientists have been picking over the bones and evidence for more than three decades but cannot agree on what caused the extinction of many of the continent's large mammals. Now, in two new papers, a University of Washington archaeologist disputes the so-called overkill hypothesis that pins the crime on the New World's first humans, calling it a "faith-based credo"

Iraq: A way out for America

Iraq: A way out for America The war in Iraq is now entering its fourth year and the US is far from being able to declare victory, or even define an exit strategy. The carnage is appalling. On the home front President George W. Bush grows weaker, while around the world the perception of diminished American power encourages animosity from Venezuela to Iran to North Korea. Israelis breathed a sigh of relief three years ago when America removed the Iraqi threat. After all, Tel Aviv had come under Scud barrages in the first Gulf War, and Saddam Hussein had championed suicide

Carrey: ’Chill out, America’

Carrey: 'Chill out, America' Jim Carrey is urging Americans to stop working so hard and enjoy their lives - or risk eternal loneliness. The Fun With Dick & Jane star is horrified at the pressure young US citizens are placing on themselves, and is convinced high expectations are destroying the human spirit and killing the American dream. The Canadian-born actor wants people to focus on their families, and forget about making money. He says: "It (the American dream) used to be get a house, get a car, put your kids through school and save something for retirement. More: breakingnews.iol.ie