This week, Serbia arrested one of Europe's most wanted men. Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic spent 16 years in hiding. He is accused of genocide and other crimes during the war fought after Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia announced charges against Mr. Mladic in 1995. He is charged with the killing of 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys that year at Srebrenica, a town on the border of Serbia. Srebrenica was supposed to have been protected as a United Nations ' " safe area. "

Mr. Mladic is also accused of ordering or carrying out war crimes during the three 3 years in which Sarajevo was surrounded and attacked.

His sonm son, Darko Mladic, says his father is not in good health. He also says his father believes he is not guilty of the charges. But on Friday, a court on in Belgrade ruled that Ratko Mladic is healthy enough to be tried in the Netherlands. His lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.

Russia, an ally of Serbia, has called for a fair trial.

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