The trial of the former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic for war crimes has been suspended just as prosecutors have begun to present evidence relating to the Srebrenica massacre. They alleged that Ratko Mladic

orchestrated

the massacre of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian town in 1995. But the hearing had to be halted when the prosecutors acknowledged that they had failed to make 7,000 pages of evidence available to the defence. A spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Nerma Jelacic, outlined how the presiding judge would proceed.

"Right now, the judge will consider the prosecution's submission. He will also consider the defence request. They did request six months in their motion of Tuesday. And they will decide how much of an impact this disclosure error will have and how long a delay it will warrant."

Shares in Spain's fourth largest bank Bankia have fallen sharply amid unconfirmed reports that customers have been rushing to withdraw their savings. At one point, they were down by more than 28%. Bankia, which was part-nationalised a week ago, denied Spanish media reports that it had lost more than $1bn of deposits in recent days. A BBC correspondent says there are fears the bank will need to raise more capital.

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The head of Syria's main opposition body, the Syrian National Council, says he will resign amid growing criticism and