BBC Online :
The defence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity has opened in The Hague.
The first witness, a former Serb army officer, says he was never ordered to fire on civilians in the besieged Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.
Mr Mladic, 72, is one of the most high-profile suspects to appear before the Hague tribunal.
