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Obama deficit plan aimed at Democratic base
Obama will vow to veto any cuts proposed for the government-run Medicare health program for the elderly unless Congress agrees to raise taxes on companies and the wealthy. The president’s recommendations to a congressional “super committee” would deliver deficit savings of more than $3 trillion over the next decade, his aides said, with roughly half…
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Deal to free 2 Americans jailed in Iran hits snag
(AP) — A bail-for-freedom deal for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran hit a snag Sunday because a judge whose signature is needed on the bail papers was on vacation, the prisoners’ lawyer said, dashing hopes for their immediate release. The attorney, Masoud Shafiei, said he could not complete the paperwork on the $1…
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Feds probe 2nd fatal air show crash in 24 hours
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The second deadly air show crash in 24 hours has left one pilot dead in West Virginia and prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to dispatch an investigator to the site where an aerobatic demonstration plane plunged into a runway and exploded as spectators looked on. Thousands of people were watching from…
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LIVING WITH AIDS
Indian children affected by HIV/AIDS wear masks as they take part in an event organised by the Community Health Intiatives and Reasearch Action on the occasion of the World AIDS Day in Mumbai on December 1. The UNAIDS agency says some 2.5 million Indians are living with HIV, many of them ostracised by their communities.
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FASTEST TRAIN
The Chinese designed and manufactured bullet train CRH380AL races along the tracks on Friday (December 3) morning en route to breaking the world record for the fastest passenger train. ZHANG JIANPING
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Heavy Rains And Flooding Kill 15 In Southern China
Heavy rains brought more floods to some regions of southern China, killing at least 15 people and forcing more than 100,000 people to flee their homes, state media reported on Friday. Torrential rains have battered many of China’s southern provinces over the past two months, triggering floods and landslides that have killed almost 400 people…