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16 May 2012 Last updated at 13:00 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leader George Tsipras accuses the EU and Germany of "playing poker with people's lives", as millions of euros are withdrawn from Greek banks.

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault (L) and Martine Aubry (14 May 2012)French PM Ayrault names cabinet

France's new Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault names his government but party leader Martine Aubry will not join the cabinet.

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