编者：美国总统奥巴马(Obama)周四(3月4日)对促成医保改革进行最后努力。奥巴马敦促国会在未来几周对该计划进行投票表决。这意味着该议案或因得不到共和党的支持，而在民主党的微弱优势下通过。

　　美国总统奥巴马当地时间3日在白宫发表讲话,公布了最终版本的医疗改革提案,并且呼吁国会抓紧时间,在未来几周内对提案进行表决。这意味着在经历将近一年的考验后,奥巴马强行推动着医改计划走到了最后的关口,成败可谓在此一举。但分析人士指出,奥巴马强推医改的结果可能并不理想。

　　BBC news with Zoe Diamond.

　　There is being angry protest in Athens against the Greek government’s announcement of further austerity measures to deal with the country’s massive debts. Pensions are scuffed with riot police and several servants pretest aside the Finance Ministry. The new measures are designed to save 6.5 billion dollars. The head of European Commission José Manuel Barroso welcome the move.

　　Judicial measures announced today probably includes expenditure cuts and in particular say these in public bill which are essential for achieving permanent fiscal consolidation effects and restore confederacy. This is the interest of the Greek people who will benefit from sounded public finances, better growth prospects and job opportunities. He said it was important for the overall financial ability of the whole area.

　　Brazil has rejected efforts by visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to persuade it to back sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. But news conference the foreign minister said that Brazil felt strongly that the dialogue with Iran should cut before sanctions imposed. From Sao Paulo here is Gary Duffy.

　　On her first official visit, the south America’s largest country. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was oddment that only further sanctions would persuade Iran turn negotiate good fair. There were dozens of veto. Brazil’s currently voting member of the UN Security Council and US administration is keen to have it support. However president continues to warn against isolating Iran, insisting instead that it would be better to continue with negotiations.

　　President Obama has dismissed any prospect of great state control over the US health care system, as he called on congress to approve his sweeping reform plans. Mr Obama said it was time to give the American people more control over their health care insurance. From Washington here is Paul Adams.

　　President Obama says he wants congress to finish its work, he wants to sign healthcare refore into law. The process he says has simply taken long enough.

　　Protest starts over now could simply lead the delay that could last for another decade or even more. The American people and US economy just can’t wait bad long.

　　The president said it was not just about the ability of Washington to solve the problem of health care, but its ability to solve any problem. He repeated his offer to include some republican ideas in his health care proposals but the fact remains that the republicans are implacably opposed to the sort of overhaul the president’s wants.

　　The Italian police have arrested 7 people suspected of trafficking arms to Iran in breaching US arems and embargo. The 2 Iranians and 5 Italians were alleged evolved in operations which moved arms around Europe to avoid detection before sending them to Iran. Police have seized anti-tangle shells and explosives.

　　This is Zoe Diamond with the latest world news from the BBC in London.

　　The Red Cross in Uganda has began an appeal for emergency shelters for the survivors over serious of disaster mudslides. 3 villagers in the east of country were swept away. Rescuers have recovered at least 86 bodies and more than 260 people are still missing. Peter Greste reports from the district of Nabuduwa.

　　As the rains began haling later this afternoon, rescue workers retreated from disaster’s own higher the extinct volcano flans. As they charged down through the mud, a group of villagers began 2-hour march up to the site, with coffins balanced on their heads. Uganda Prime Minister Yoweri Museveni flew in the helicopter earlier in the day, he blamed the disaster on local people who settled the dangerously unstable mountain slopes and clear the hillside and forests. The Red Cross was appealed the help of emergency shelters blankets a mobile clinic and psychological help for the handful of survivors.

　　Aid agencies send Ethiopian authorities have denied allegation in the BBC report that millions of dollars donated to the relief effort for the Ethiopian famine in 1980s went to buy weapons. The rock star Bob Gaildoff who was the public face of appeal for funds has also describe the report as rubbish.

　　Libya is imposing an economic and commercial embargo against Switzerland, the announcement followed a call last week by the Libyan leader Colonel Al-Gaddafi for a G-hot against the country. The Libyans have been angered by a Swiss ban on building/ and detaintion by Swiss police of Colonel Al-Gaddfi’s son in 2008 on sold charges. They were later dropped.

　　The American Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a child was apparently allied to direct air traffic at New York’s JFK airports. The aviation authority said the behavior of the employees evolved was unacceptable and a number of staff have been suspended.

　　That’s the latest world news from the BBC here in London.