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Radovan Karadzic war crimes trial to resume

The international court trying ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for alleged war crimes has dismissed his appeal for the trial to be delayed.

The court said the trial would resume on 13 April after rejecting Mr Karadzic's bid to have it postponed until 17 June.

Mr Karadzic had argued he needed more time to prepare himself.

He is charged with 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide - all of which he denies.

Read entire article at BBC