. >> goodbye mladic. the german -- a goouyorrt rottgen.his so-called butcher bosnian is part of rina ♪ >> all across europe ts dnda pital leaders are bracing for what could be an emergency exit of greece from the eurozone. >> the gmachceor ael merkel, has from repeated she hopes that greece will keep the euro. >> in athens, an interim prime minister has been appnto lead the government until new elections next month. greeks themselves seem to think their days of spending euros are nuer. some analysts are talking about a run on the country's banks. since monday, greeks have withdrawn almost 1 billion eus. our coverage begins in athens. >> the newly appointed prime minister panagiotis pikrammenos with president karolos pauls. the government is on hold. there's no mandate to take decisions. he has to oversee new elections. that is aeanoh rdg, he admits. greece faces a landmark decision. the election is now a referendum on whether the country kee t eu olees >> some careful thinking needs to take place before the elections. the'no much room left

ratko mladic was at the heart. the prosecutor said he was also responsible for the 44 month siege of sarajevo. snipers kept the people in his state of terror. the shelling was in discriminant. the court heard a recording from 1994 ratko mladic boasting. at this point, the general appeared to suppress a laugh. there was no planning to the gallery this time. we can expect a vigorous defense of his own actions and of the honor of the serbs. >> for more on the significance of today's trial, i was joined from new york by a foreign affairs columnist for reuters. he won the pulitzer prize for is reporting -- for his reporting. thank you, thank you for joining me. >> this is a very important trial. i was in bosnia last month and i was astonished at the continued denial from average serbs about what happened during the war. there are 5000 victims buried there. they're still identifying the bodies. local serbs insist that it did not happen. they see ratko mladic as a pawn of an international conspiracy. >> when you returned

and among many serbs, mladic is still regarded as a hero. and he plays on that in his courtroom appearances. >> brown: finally, michael, how will this trial proceed? how long is it supposed to last? >> well, they think it's going to last about two years, which, believe it or not, is theast tracfoheugoslav war crimes tribunal. they want at all costs to avoid what happened to, in the case of the former leader, milosevic, who died while his trial was going on. there were originally 196 charges separate incidents against mladic, and they cut the indictment to 106 charges. so they put him on the fast track. he is not in good health. he suffered several strokes while he was on the run. so it's anyone's guess whether he's actually gointo last in e end ofhis tri. but today at least, he seemed in pretty good health. >> brown: all right, michael dobbs in the headache, thank soaches. >> woodruff: now to our series on the dropout problem in america. personal experiences outside of pure academics often contribute to whether a student may leave school. to

they said they hoped justice would be done at ratko mladic's trial. he says the charges against him are monstrous and other noxiouoa malicio. opinions of him remain divided. these students applauded him. >> there were crimes on all sides. >> let's speak to our correspondent, peter, who is that the court in the hague. let's be clear about this. this is the start of what could be a very long process. >> yes, there is an expectation that the trial could last two or three years. earlier charles that have been protracted -- earlier trials have been protracted. >> there are people still in and serbia to see him as a hero. we've also seen that there are protesters outside the court today from the other side. this still has the capacity to divide the people. >> it is still divisive after 20 years. the people who come here, the victims and survivors of the bosnian conflict, those memories are still quite russia what happened in 1992. it is quite clear the prosecution is trying to show in the case against ratko mladic -- they want to show the extent to which he

ratko mladic was at its heart. the prosecutor said he was responsible for the 44-month siege of sarajevo. snipers kept the people in a state of determinant terror -- permanent terror. the shelling was indiscriminate. >> shelf after shelf after shelf -- shell after shell after shell, not aimed at identifiable, military targets, but scattered across the city in bombardments designed to cause panic and terror. >> by the time the forces cavern -- captured --, they were well rehearsed in the craft of murder. they killed 7000. mladic insists that he was defending the serbian people. >> for more on the importance of today's trout, i am joined by a foreign affairs -- today's trial, i am joined by a foreign affairs correspondent who won the. surprise -- who won the pulitzer prize for his coverage. >> this is a very important trial. i was in bosnia last month. i was astonished at the continued denial from average bosnian-serbs about what happened during the war. there are 5000 victims buried there. are still identifying bodi

ratko mladic was at its head. the prosecutor said he was also responsible for the siege of sarajevo. snipers kept the people in a state of permanent terror. the shelling was indiscriminate. the court had a recording from 1994 of mladic boasting -- whenever i come to sarajevo, i kick the out of the turks. at this point, he appeared to suppress a laugh. but there was no playing to the gallery this time, no disruptions. we can expect, when it comes, a vigorous defense of his own actions and, no doubt, of the honor he ceded to the serbs themselves. >> the former president of liberia, charles taylor, has told an international court that the victim would not testify against him. the claims that witnesses were threatened and bribed to testify for the prosecution. protesters in chile have called for the government to drop taxes. the government insists it will not give in and will raise up to $700 million in revenue. two patients in the united states who are paralyzed are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.

ratko mladic with his allege do so role in the srebrenica massacre. and the blind act cyst chen guangcheng the tells the bbc he's brian promised a passport within a few weeks. and facebook set the price for the biggest-ever share sale, but is it worth it? and why it's never too old to give. we have the story of an 83-year-old man who offered his kidney for donation. >> hello. greece's new care taking government has been sworn in and will trun elections for a month's time. the administration has done little if anything to calm concerns about the debt. let's get a full picture of what's happening earlier. i spoke to richard gal pin in athens and in madrid where we're expecting a bond auction. >> to deep government tipping over, but it's to basically prepare for holding elections on june 17. but of course, you know, this is a very critical time, and greece is falling behind on its commitment in the bailout agreement with the european union and i.m.f. so critical decisions are not being taken. a lot of things have been suspended, because there's now a muc

defense mladic's injured a plea, claiming that he was in belgrade when the killings of place.t was correct, the prosecution said. however, he could have given the order for it. he has not spoken yet. he denies all of the charges against him. >> members of srebrenica being heard there in the hague today. from other news around the rose, two days after his reelection, the head of the opposition bloc of syria has announced that he will resign. -- from other news around the world, two days after his reelection, the head of the opposition bloc of syria has announced he will resign. he was reelected in a vote held in rome on tuesday. north korean officials have demanded payment before they will release the chinese fishing boats with a total of 29 men on board. authorities in beijing say that they are working closely with north korean officials to reach a resolution. the chinese owners of the boat to say that they were seized by north korean gunboats. the u.s. is suspending most economic sanctions against burma in response to a series of democratic reforms. the measure announced by h

also in the program -- the ratko mladic trial has adjourned just one day after it began. the judge said prosecutors may errors in disclosing evidence. it will be vigil today. london becomes the official torchbearer. >> it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 1:00 in the afternoon and athens, where a caretaker government has been sworn in. it is made up of a judge, a soldier, and several leading academics. the politicians will be on the campaign trail again. on june 17, the greek people will have to choose between politicians ready to tear up the eurozone bailout deal, and those who say they will stick to it. the outcome could have far reaching consequences way beyond the borders of greece. >> [speaking foreign language] >> standing together to try to steady the greek ship as the greek people get ready to elect a new government. it will be a difficult few weeks for them and a period of uncertainty for the markets. >> [speaking foreign language] >> prayers were offered up, and probably just not in greece for this group of technocrats. the university professors,

in the history of this court, mladic's trial is billed as the biggest, most important. than one lifetime and more than one generation, but we'll be there, we must be there and i am glad that you're here because we need the world to watch us and watch over us still during this process and this is the way to do it. >> reporter: one trial at a time, 18 months or so before mladic's verdict is expected. it won't be the last time these banners are brought out. nic robertson, cnn, the hague, the netherlands. >> mladic's trial comes after a landmark war crimes ruling last month when another international tribunal found charles taylor guilty of atrocities in neighboring sierra leone. >>> a terrifying video of a car speeding out of control. >>> and on a very, very different note, prince william, prince harry, they give a rare tv interview. even rarer what they're saying about the queen. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had m

. >> this case will be primarily about one issue, the individual criminal responsibility of radco mladic. >> prosecutors accuse him of mastering the 1995 massacre in which 8000 people were killed. the case is based on more than 4000 eyewitness accounts. the trial has now been put on hold. the prosecution failed to share some of the evidence with the defense. it could be months before proceeding start again. that has caused anger on the streets of sarajevo. all of those crimes against innocent children and mothers and sisters and brothers. it is absolutely unacceptable to delay his trial. there is still support for mcladic. >> he will always enjoys support here. people will never forget their general. some fear that the delay may mean the trial never reaches a conclusion. he suffered a stroke while in hiding and has had other health problems since arriving in the hague. >> 45 minutes were spent on a conference call. >> in athens, a caretaker government is in place to take care of business until new elections are held next month. >> these are the new leaders of greece, at least for the nex

last week i was sitting in a trial of ratko mladic, the bosnian war criminal accused of the biggest massughter since world war ii, killing of 7,000 muslim men and boys. today we know what's happening. we have the images. there is this sectarian split that's happening. there is a cleansing of people from neighborhoods where assad doesn't want them anymore. >> the frustration, the resentment that you hear from syrians about -- about this is incredible. i had a guy in a refugee camp come up to me. he said where are you from? i said i'm american. he said tell your president shame on him. his election is not more important than the slaughter that's happening inside syria. >> 20 years later at the hague, the women who lost their husbands, the 7,000 who died, when we asked them, isn't it good that mladic is on trial? isn't that good? the answer comes back every time, no, you should have stepped in at the time and stopped this slaughter. >> i remember year two or year three of the war in sarajevo, you'd go there as a reporter, and people would -- you know, the first year of the war, people wante

the bosnian former bosnian serb general ratko mladic is facing war crimes. and greece and france pledge to work together to solve the euro crisis. >> coming up in sports in half an hour's time. roy sets one out for the england squad. will there be a place for the former captain rio ferdinand? >> i can honestly say i made a mistake, but at the end of the day, i think it's wrong for anyone to call me a cheat. >> in his first tv interview since his failed drug test came to light, he tells the bbc he made a mistake and david beckham reveals his love of indicators on his recent -- love of carrots on his recent trip to the white house. >> breivik continues in oslo today. he's arrived in court. four are giving their accounts of what happened at the hands of breivik at the youth camp. a search party has found parts of the black box from a russian aircraft that killed all 45 people on board. they were on a flight with potential buyers and journalists on the flight when they lost communication with them. >> indonesia special forces showing off their discovery. they ha

last week i was sitting in a trial of ratko mladic, the bosnian war criminal accused of the biggest massling of 7,000 muslim men and boys. there was laid out almost 20 years after his crimes ethnic cleansing as the government -- the government that bosnia dictated it should be and implemented when for three years the world closed its eyes and it knew what was happening from the satellite imagery and it was getting the pictures from the ground. and i sat there in that courtroom thinking this is what's happening in syria. today we know what's happening. we have the images. there is this sectarian split that's happening. there is a cleansing of people from neighborhoods where assad doesn't want them anymore. and it's -- one day we're going to -- one day he may end up in the hague in the court himself. and how many -- i wondered to myself how many tens of thousands of people will die before we reach that point. >> well, also, you know, the world cannot say that we didn't know what was happening in syria. some people said that in rwanda, well, we just didn't know the details of it or cambodia

one of those men told me afterwards that he thought mladic had mistaken him for somebody else.drama as well where mladic drew his finger across his throat staring intently at some of those victims, some of the women from the town where he's alleged to have massacred 7,000 muslim men and boys. it was clearly a gesture intended to intimidate the women. there was anger there, there was frustration. he was told by the judge not to do it again, but it may not be the last time, erin. >>> now to beijing. cheng guangcheng applied for passports for his family today bringing him a step closer to leaving china and coming to the u.s. as we waits for his travel documents, he says his relatives are being punished for his escape. stan grant has been covering the store fearlessly from the beginning and i asked him about the pressure chen says authorities are using on his family. >> reporter: erin, days turning into weeks now. chen guangcheng is still here. now he says his family is being victimized. he says extended family members have been beaten and brutalized by security. he says his nephew

mladic faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes tied to the bosnian civilar in the 1990s. prosecutors in florida have released evidence showing trayvon martin had marijuana in his urine and blood when he was killed. that finding comes from the autopsy on the teenager. he was shot to death in february by george zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder but claims he acted in self-defense. prosecutors also released a photo today taken after the confrontation showing zimmerman with a bloody nose. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to our newsmaker interview with treasury secretary timothy geithner, now the longest- serving member of president obama's economic team. i met up with him this morning in baltimore as the secretary visited local business people and companies. what lessons do you take from a company like this? >> they're growing. they're hiring. they're investing. they're bringing a lot of innovation and technology to improved productivity. >> brown: secret

last week i was sitting in a trial of ratko mladic, the bosnian war criminal accused of the biggest mass0 muslim men and boys. there was laid out almost 20 years after his crimes ethnic cleansing as the government -- the government that bosnia dictated it should be and implemented when for three years the world closed its eyes and it knew what was happening from the satellite imagery and it was getting the pictures from the ground. and i sat there in that courtroom thinking this is what's happening in syria. today we know what's happening. we have the images. there is this sectarian split that's happening. there is a cleansing of people from neighborhoods where assad doesn't want them anymore. and it's -- one day we're going to -- one day he may end up in the hague in the court himself. and how many -- i wondered to myself how many tens of thousands of people will die before we reach that point. >> well, also, you know, the world cannot say that we didn't know what was happening in syria. some people said that in rwanda, well, we just didn't know the details of it or cambodia. we've all

ratko mladic is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing... during the civil war that ripped apart yugoslavia in the early 90's. in court today ... he appeared to threaten victims in open court.... drawing a hand across his neck as if cutting a throat. 8-thousand unarmed muslim men and boys were slaughtered in 1995 in the former yugoslavia. greece will have to hold new elections next month. the next round of voting will take place on june 17th. the last election that was held ten day ago... didn't produce a clear winner. voters punished politicians at the polls... angry about tough budget cuts. a so-called caretaker administration will run the country until the new election. facebook to offer more shares during its initial ipo. the days top business stories next. and later in the medical watch too much sugar wont just make you fat.. it will also make you dumb. the findings of a new study. and later, we are making an italian-style flat bread sandwich in lunchbreak. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not abo

>> the trial -- in mladic's case, it's because he was able to be on the run for so long.im last year. in terms of what we're about to see, this could go on for years. and as i say, one man has been on trial since twooun a2009 and halfway through the trial. there's a lot of details. getting witnesses in, these things take years which to the outside observer it's like why? in fact, they cut the list of charges from 15 to 11 to try to speed it up a bit. but it's going to be months, perhaps years. >> perhaps we'll see justice done at some point. >> horrible, unspeakable things happening. i remember some of those things you're talking about, the marketplace shelling where dozens of civilians were cut into pieces. >> michael, thank you very much. appreciate it, as always. >>> remember when folks were complaining about gas guzzling suvs? suvs are selling better now than ever and there's good reason. don't forget, you can watch cnn live on your computer while you're at work. head to cnn.com/tv. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. t

intervened, stopped the war, and t took forever but eventually mladic is facing justice. doesn't the u.s. talk about this more so other muslims across the arab world realize there was a time where the u.s. did help muslims. >> disturbingly on the flip side of that, david rohde also heard from many serbs there who still regard the murderous ratkom as a national hero. shep? >> shepard: thank you. thousands of dollars of damage as a fire ripped through a paint factory and damaged nearby buildings. it tops our news around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." >> india. firefighters say when they got to the scene, the flames had almost fully engulfed the place. in the capital city new delhi. crews were able to contain the fire to that plant. nobody hurt and no word on a cause. china. a rescuer jumps into a raging river to help a worker trapped on some rocks. state media reports he had been touring a construction site when the water suddenly rose. crews pulled him to shore with a rope and life vest. we're told nonstop rain has been pounding this southeastern city. a

today, mladic reportedly applauded himself when prosecutors showed video of him during that war.give certain evidence to the defense as they are required to do by law. no word yet on whether the trial might resume. a truck hit a senior citizen in a crosswalk, dragged that senior 60 feet. and he lived to tell the story as we go around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." china. it happened in an eastern city. you can see the man cross right in front of the truck. his clothing apparently got caught on the bottom of the vehicle. we're told he screamed for help but when police freed him he had only some bruises on his face and farms. colombia. police have released surveillance video of a suspect in a deadly bombing this week in the capital city. investigators think the man placed an explosive on an suv carrying a former interior minister and set it off remotely. the blast killed two body guards and hurt more than 30 people. pakistan. two pakistani air force planes collided over a northwestern city. killing four pilots and hurting five people on the ground. officials say

. >>> the long awaited war crimes tribunal of ratko mladic is now underway at the hague. counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity accused of leading a campaign of ethnic cleansing during that bloody civil war that tore apart yugoslavia in the 1990s. >>> he's serving up to 33 years in a nevada prison but o.j. simpson's new attorney says he was a victim of poor legal representation asking for him to be released and granted a new trial. simpson was convicted back in 2008 on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery in a case involving memorabilia dealers. >>> researchers hope a new way of looking at alzheimer's disease will help find a way to prevent it. officials announcing a major study to test an experimental drug on patients long before they exhibit any signs of dementia. the obama administration says the goal is to wipe out alzheimer's by 2025. more than 5 million americans suffer from the disease. >>> the toronto blue jays' lowry called at unlucky bounce. after striking out in the ninth inning, a furious lowry slammed his batting helmet to the bound and