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16 May 2012 Last updated at 11:54 ET

Mladic 'headed ethnic cleansing'Ratko Mladic at The Hague. 16 May 2012

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial hears. Send us your comments.

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor attends his trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone based in Leidschendam, outside The Hague, 16 May 2012Taylor says witnesses 'bought'

Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor accuses the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial in The Hague.

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes on 3 March 2012Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies

Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83. Send us your reaction to the news.

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