A Harvard academic and special UN adviser on poverty praises the U2 singer...

The U2 says the Northern Irish capital "is really happening at the minute"...

Bassist Adam Clayton spills the beans on the new tracks...

But fans will be disappointed as plans for a summer tour are ruled out...

And they've got Bono, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits to help them...

The U2 singer calls the REM star's alleged air rage a "bizarre event"...

After ditching touring plans for 2002, the band are back in the studio...

The U2 singer's humanitarian efforts continue...

The star hears George Bush pledge $5 billion to aid the fight against world poverty...

Which puts paid to reports of dates with Oasis...