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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic launched the defense case in his long-running U.N. trial Monday with the testimony of a former Serb army officer who claimed he was never ordered to fire on civilians in the besieged Bosnian capital during the country s bloody war.The testimony of Mile Sladoje, a wartime Serb military commander in Sarajevo, likely set the tone for Mladic s attempt to clear his name of charges that he was responsible for a string of Serb atrocities throughout the bloody 1992-1995 conflict.Mladic s 11-count indictment alleges that he was the military mastermind behind a deadly Serb sniping yeezy and mortar campaign in Sarajevo, and the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men in Srebrenica.He deni adidas samba og es the charges and insists his forces were trying to defend Serbs during the conflict that left some 100,000 people dead. Mladic faces a maximum life sentence if convicted.The 72-year-old stood and saluted Sladoje as he entered court at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. All military activities were defense activities, Mladic lawyer Miodrag Stojanovic told judges in a summary of Slad crocs absatz oje s seven-page written testimony.Sladoje never received an order from his superior command, nor did he issue an order ... to attack civilian facilities, Stojanovic said.Sladoje showed judges a map of Sarajevo dotted with circles which he said were considered legitimate targets by Serb forces. There was no part of the city that did not have a Stvx Man Charged In Australian Wildfires
Indonesia s most volatile volcano spewed clouds of ash high into the sky Wednesday, forcing some international airlines to again cancel flights and President Barack Obama to cut short his visit.The official death toll, meanwhile, climbed by more than 40 to 191.Disaster officials said earlier figures had not included people who died of respiratory problems, heart attacks and other illnesses linked to the fiery mountain.Mount Merapi, located in the heart of Java island, roared back to life two weeks ago, shooting searing clouds of gray soot and debris up to four miles into the air almost daily, with lava and rock cascading down its slopes.More than 350,000 people have been evacuated to cramped emergency shelters. Obama sliced several hours off his whirlwind 24-hour tour to Indonesia over concerns about the volcanic ash, which has been carried by westerly winds toward the stanley cups capital, Jakarta. He flew to South Korea for the Group of 20 summit.Safety concerns also prompted several int stanley tumbler ernational carriers to again cancel flights into and out of Jakarta, 270 miles from Merapi, said Syaiful Bahri, who oversees operations at the airport.Among them were Cathay Pacific, Value Air and Qantas.Merapi has erupted many times in the last century, killing more than 1,400. On Friday, it experienced its most explosive blast in more than stanley becher a century. At least one yet-to-be evacuated village was incinerated, setting on fire houses, trees and fleeing residents. Muhammad Anshori, a disas
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic launched the defense case in his long-running U.N. trial Monday with the testimony of a former Serb army officer who claimed he was never ordered to fire on civilians in the besieged Bosnian capital during the country s bloody war.The testimony of Mile Sladoje, a wartime Serb military commander in Sarajevo, likely set the tone for Mladic s attempt to clear his name of charges that he was responsible for a string of Serb atrocities throughout the bloody 1992-1995 conflict.Mladic s 11-count indictment alleges that he was the military mastermind behind a deadly Serb sniping yeezy and mortar campaign in Sarajevo, and the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men in Srebrenica.He deni adidas samba og es the charges and insists his forces were trying to defend Serbs during the conflict that left some 100,000 people dead. Mladic faces a maximum life sentence if convicted.The 72-year-old stood and saluted Sladoje as he entered court at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. All military activities were defense activities, Mladic lawyer Miodrag Stojanovic told judges in a summary of Slad crocs absatz oje s seven-page written testimony.Sladoje never received an order from his superior command, nor did he issue an order ... to attack civilian facilities, Stojanovic said.Sladoje showed judges a map of Sarajevo dotted with circles which he said were considered legitimate targets by Serb forces. There was no part of the city that did not have a Stvx Man Charged In Australian Wildfires
Indonesia s most volatile volcano spewed clouds of ash high into the sky Wednesday, forcing some international airlines to again cancel flights and President Barack Obama to cut short his visit.The official death toll, meanwhile, climbed by more than 40 to 191.Disaster officials said earlier figures had not included people who died of respiratory problems, heart attacks and other illnesses linked to the fiery mountain.Mount Merapi, located in the heart of Java island, roared back to life two weeks ago, shooting searing clouds of gray soot and debris up to four miles into the air almost daily, with lava and rock cascading down its slopes.More than 350,000 people have been evacuated to cramped emergency shelters. Obama sliced several hours off his whirlwind 24-hour tour to Indonesia over concerns about the volcanic ash, which has been carried by westerly winds toward the stanley cups capital, Jakarta. He flew to South Korea for the Group of 20 summit.Safety concerns also prompted several int stanley tumbler ernational carriers to again cancel flights into and out of Jakarta, 270 miles from Merapi, said Syaiful Bahri, who oversees operations at the airport.Among them were Cathay Pacific, Value Air and Qantas.Merapi has erupted many times in the last century, killing more than 1,400. On Friday, it experienced its most explosive blast in more than stanley becher a century. At least one yet-to-be evacuated village was incinerated, setting on fire houses, trees and fleeing residents. Muhammad Anshori, a disas
