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Karadzic defends himself at Srebrenica war crimes trial

Former Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic appeared in court Monday to defend himself on charges of war crimes and genocide, resuming a trial which he has fought for years to delay.

He spoke firmly and fluently as he defended himself, occasionally looking irritated or dismissive, but not appearing to obstruct the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

The trial was most recently suspended earlier this month to give the defense time to review documents....

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