Bavarian prosecutors have opened a new investigation into John Demjanjuk after a German lawyer filed a complaint accusing him of additional war crimes in an attempt to extend the precedent set by his landmark conviction.

A Munich court is poised to deliver its verdict today in the case of John Demjanjuk, the retired US car worker accused of being a Nazi death camp guard, with a ruling that could set new precedent in German law.

Five Algerians charged with plotting to blow up a French holiday market go on trial in Germany today in a case expected to establish the extent of al-Qaida’s European network.