Prosecutors say the ‘Butcher of Bosnia" sought to "cleanse" Bosnia of Croats and Muslims, and ordered the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.

Serbs are not facing the truth about the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia that left over 8 000 Muslims dead.

Serbian judges on Tuesday rejected an appeal by genocide accused Ratko Mladic against his transfer to a United Nations court.

The arrest of Ratko Mladic is a major step towards reconciliation in the Balkans, analysts have said, but the region is still a long way from healing.

Serbian police have arrested Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military leader wanted by the UN for war crimes committed during the Bosnian war.

Serbian lawmakers issued an apology to the Bosnian Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre on Wednesday, ending years of denial.

The 1995 Srebrenica massacre is central to the case against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who is about to go on trial for war crimes.