Ratko Mladic, the former head of the Bosnian Serb army, appeared in court for the first time on Friday to face charges of war crimes after 16 years on the run. The 69-year-old declined to enter a plea, dismissing the allegations as "monstrous". Mladic faces 11 charges including genocide, murder and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. ... http://www.euronews.net/