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16 May 2012 Last updated at 13:09 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.


Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras (16 May)Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker'

Greek leftist leader George Tsipras accuses the EU and Germany of "playing poker with people's lives", as millions of euros are withdrawn from Greek banks.

 In this Aug. 16, 2011 file photo, China"s security chief Zhou Yongkang applauds after signing an agreement on economic cooperation with Nepal, in Katmandu, Nepal.China veterans in rare sacking call

Communist Party veterans write to China's president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai.

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