(Continued from page 18)

• Authorities said 25 people have died but warned the death toll could rise. Tens of thousands of homes were left without electricity or drinking water.
• Landslides triggered by the floods also raised the risk of injury or death from land mines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war. The landslides swept away many of the carefully placed warning signs around the minefields.
• ___

• In Bosnia and Serbia, days of torrential rains have triggered the worst floods to hit the region since records began 120 years ago.
• More than two dozen people have died, said authorities, who warned the death toll could rise. Tens of thousands have fled their homes.
• "We need everything, we are underwater," exclaimed Mico Micic, mayor of the eastern Bosnian town of Bijeljina, from which some 10,000 people were being evacuated.
• Landslides triggered by the floods also raised the risk of injury or death from land mines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war. The landslides swept away many of the carefully placed warning signs around the minefields.
• Here are some photos of the flood devastation.
• ___

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shuffling his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan to be budget director and is considering San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to succeed Donovan, according to people familiar with the selection process.
• The moves would raise the profile of two men with close ties to the president.
• Donovan is an original member of Obama's Cabinet and is well-liked within the White House, where officials have lauded his work overseeing the government's response to Hurricane Sandy.
• As budget director, he would have significant influence over the administration's policy and spending priorities.
• Castro's star has been on the rise since Obama picked him to deliver the keynote address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The 39-year-old Castro is considered a possible vice presidential pick in 2016.
• ___

(Continued on page 20)