U.S. Democrats Tuesday urged President George W. Bush to revise his policy of seeking to isolate Iran, in light of a new report that Iran suspended its quest for a nuclear weapon 4 years ago.

"We no longer have to have a policy that's ... based on hype and fear, but now can be clear-eyed and hard-headed," House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel told reporters on the Capitol Hill.

"We do not have to operate from fear or weakness," the Illinois congressman said. "We have strength here."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged Bush to announce "a top-to-bottom review of his Iran policy" and launch a "diplomatic surge" on the country.

"He (Bush) should announce that his Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense are prepared to meet anytime, anywhere with their Iranian counterparts to conduct vigorous diplomacy to advance U.S. interests and address the challenges of Iran," the Nevada Democrat said.

But Bush has a very different

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A new study published in the December issue of Biological Psychiatry finds people who had a low birth weight are more likely to experience depression and anxiety later in life. "We found that even people who had just mild or moderate symptoms of depression or anxiety over their life course were smaller babies than those who had better mental health," said lead author Ian Colman of the University of Alberta in Canada. The study suggests that as birth weight progressively decreases, it's more likely that an individual will suffer from mood disorders later in life. The investigators used data from a wide-range survey that tracked more than 4,600 people born in Canada's Great Britain in 1946 for symptoms of anxiety and depression over a 40-year period. The results support the theory that conditions in the womb do indeed have an effect on our future development. "The idea that things that are happening in the womb might predict your health much later on in lif

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The world's most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological processes in the human brain, the university announced Tuesday. The 9.4T magnet has a field strength more than three times that of state-of-the-art clinical units. It is the first such device large enough to scan the head and visualize the human brain. The safety study was published in the latest issue of Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Researchers and physicians hope that the 9.4T will usher in a new era of brain imaging in which they will be able to observe metabolic processes and customize health care. Oncologists, for example, may one day be able to tailor radiation therapy based on a brain tumor's real-time response to treatment. Currently, physicians often must wait weeks to see if a tumor is shrinking in respons

39岁的德国男子提托·尼耶贝尔率领一支焊工和技师队伍，花费一年时间，终于于日前打造出一辆“巨无霸摩托”（见上图）。该摩托长5.28米，高2.29米，即使将防撞安全挡板取下，其全部重量也高达4.5吨，成为“全球最重摩托”。该摩托“嫁接”了一台前苏联T-55型坦克的发动机。然而让提托头痛的是，由于重量超重、排放量超标，这辆“巨无霸”至今尚未获得牌照

你能想像一个体重高达317.8公斤的胖妈可以通过上网聊天减去200多公斤的赘肉吗？美国妇女南希·梅金就创造了这一奇迹。

据美国广播公司报道，在与丈夫离婚后，南希·梅金开始用食物填补自己感情的空虚，体重也随之增加。在经历了12年的体重持续增加后，南希·梅金已经陷入了绝望。直到有一天，她姐姐送来一台电脑，从此她进入一个神奇的网络世界。她惊喜地发现，互联网如此神奇，人们在网上交流时不再像现实生活中那样关注对方的外表，而更注重内在。

梅金表示，这种精神转变是如此的彻底，以至于不用借助其他手段就瘦下来了，从此她开始停止以前的贪吃行为。她不无骄傲地说：“我靠自己做到了（减肥），没有采取任何手术、减肥方法、药物治疗或者体育锻炼。”(

11月28日，到访日本的中国人民解放军海军“深圳”号导弹驱逐舰举行“满灯”仪式，全舰灯光闪亮东京湾。“深圳”号导弹驱逐舰当日上午抵达东京，开始对日本进行为期４天的友好访问。 新华社记者任正来摄

“我觉得春天已经到来，并希望尽可能地让这个春天长久持续下去。因为夏天到来的话，有可能又会热得让人难受。”或许是受到了最近中日关系喜事不断的感染，日本首相福田康夫在首相官邸接待中方媒体机构工作人员时轻松地开起了玩笑。

就在这番谈话的第二天，中国海军“深圳 ”号抵达东京湾，中日军事关系也逐渐找到了春天的感觉。

三个“第一次”

或许是因为中日两国军人缺乏交流太久，所以在中国国防部长曹刚川上将8月份访日之后，中日军事交流史上出现越来越多的“第一次”。“深圳”号访日开创了中日军事交流的一个“第一次”。另一个“第一次”则出现在军舰动身之前。

“中方邀请日方于2007年9月派员赴华观摩‘勇士-2007’步兵师进攻战斗实兵实弹演习。”早在曹刚川上将访日时，中日两国防务部门8月30日在东京发表的联合新闻公报中，就有这样明确的表述。

当初这则消息刚发布时，似乎没有引起太多的注意，孰不知，作为两个以往缺乏军事互信的大国来说，一方允许另一方观摩“实兵实弹演习”需要怎样的魄力。

日本自卫队总参谋部上校军官冲邑佳召和日本驻华大使馆武官椿裕一参加了这次活动并作了汇报。负责统筹驻华使馆国防事务的国防武官远田弘明看了汇报，他告诉《国际先驱导报》，汇报说这次军演内容非常丰富，“因为是首次受到邀请，现场观摩时对一切都很感兴趣，拍了一些照片，也做了不少笔记。此外，还听取了中国国防政策的报告，与中国军官交换了意见，并访问了解放军陆军学校，拜访了解放军高级官员等。”

在曹刚川上将访日之后，中国军舰访问日本之前，曾有身着军装的中国军旅艺术家出现在日本的舞台上。10月12日，曾在俄罗斯、朝鲜等国进行过演出的中国人民解放军交响乐团，首次在东京太阳剧场登台献艺。不要因为是文艺演出就小看这个第一次，要知道在中日军事交流没有打开局面的时候，这种看似平凡的文艺交流都变得困难。

Yulia Tymoshenko (C) talks with the councillors in Kiev, Ukraine, Dec. 4, 2007. The majority coalition of Yulia Tymoshenko's Bloc and the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc decided on Tuesday to nominate Yulia Tymoshenko for the post of prime minister. (Xinhua Photo)

U.S. President George W. Bush insisted Tuesday that Iran remained a danger and military options were still on the table one day after a U.S. intelligence report said Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. "The best diplomacy, effective diplomacy, is one in which all options are on the table," Bush said at a White House news conference. "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous and Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon." Reiterating his call for increasing pressure on Iran over the nuclear issue, Bush said, "The best way to ensure that the world is peaceful in the future is for the international community to continue to work together to say to the Iranians we are going to isolate

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Tuesday met visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Athens and both pledged to strengthen the bilateral cooperation both on political and economic level. Karamanlis pointed out that Egypt is one of Greece's most important trade partners among the Arab countries and referred to the strong historic ties between the two countries. The two countries will further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy sector, shipping, tourism and culture. Mubarak stressed the rapid progress in bilateral relations between their two countries since 2004, when the Greek premier visited Egypt. He also stressed the need to further cement bilateral economic and trade ties, as well as on a political level and in the Balkans. In statements after the meeting, the Greek prime minister stressed Egypt's important role in the Middle East peace process. "Greece has shown great interest in the events of the region, with initiatives that are both interna

环球时报·环球网消息：近日，澳大利亚总理陆克文新官上任公布了阁员名单，其中最受瞩目的就是华裔的女部长黄英贤，她不但是澳洲历史上第一个华裔部长，也将是第一个专门管理气候变化问题的部长。

黄英贤的母亲是马来西亚人，父亲是华裔，她不但是第一位走入议会的华人女性，更对外坦承自己是女同性恋，作风相当犀利大胆，华裔的身份，也让她更注意澳洲的种族问题。

黄英贤将出任的气候变迁部长以及水资源部长，对于最近正逢干旱的澳洲来说，是相当关键性的职位。陆克文表示，“未来澳洲政府对于政策的重要走向，将是气候变迁、水资源以及环保问题。“

陆克文相当重视与中国的关系，这次大力采用华裔部长出任重要职位，更彰显了他前进亚洲的决心，未来这名年轻的新总理要如何让澳洲在亚洲与欧美之间取得平衡，也成为外界最关注的议题。