are giving their closing statements in the long-running trial of the bosnian serb military chief, mladic. leaving some with 100,000 dead in the war. a centrals called him figure in the 1995 massacre of thousands of muslims from shrub today is the trevor nika beginning of the end of a trial that started more than four years ago print there will be one week of closing statements before the three-judge panel will retire to decide the verdict. is u.n. security council voting today on a resolution demanding a temporary seven-day cease-fire in the syrian city of aleppo. that would also give humanitarian access to residents trapped in the bitter fighting there. russia, a major syrian ally, is resisting the resolution, -- the resolution. rebels in the besieged neighborhood of aleppo are losing more ground as regime forces continue their offensive. the army says it has retaken nearly 60% of territory once held by rebels. they will start concentrating on their last stronghold in the southeast. the loss of aleppo would mark the biggest defeat for opposition forces in syria's five-year civil war. br