The trial was to open today of 14 men accused of belonging to an alleged network of young Muslim men plotting acts of terrorism, including the murder of Dutch politicians.

The man who confessed to killing film-maker Theo van Gogh in a murder that stunned the Netherlands will be sentenced today.

Prosecutors began presenting their case in the Netherlands today against the man accused of killing filmmaker Theo van Gogh, pushing for convictions on murder and terrorism charges.