Commander radko mladic has been jailed for life. He was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bosnian war of the 1990s. This was mr mladic during the war, when he was nicknamed the butcher of bosnia. In the town of srebrenica in the east of bosnia and herzogovina he oversaw the massacre of more than 7,000 bosniak men and boys. It was the worst atrocity in europe since the second world war. He was also found guilty of deliberate attacks on civilians in the countrys capital of sarajevo. This decision was handed down in the dutch city of the hague, where the un had set up a criminal tribunal to investigate crimes committed during the bosnian war. This was radko mladics reaction as the judge read out the verdict. Translation mr mladic, if you continue like this. We have seen theres quite a few times during the trial. Its been common for him to interruptjudges in the un criminal tribunalfor the former yugoslavia. Today he was eventually removed and thejudge carried
Midnight in london and 9 oclock in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Translation
1am in the morning in london and 10pm in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Transl