From the BBC:

Several men have gone on trial in Moscow charged with involvement in the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.

The capital's military court ruled that the trial would be open to public.

The suspected killer remains at large, and Ms Politkovskaya's supporters say there is little likelihood the trial will reveal who ordered her killing.

Ms Politkovskaya, a Kremlin critic, was shot dead outside her home in Moscow on 7 October 2006.

Four men have been charged over the murder, but it was unclear how many of them were going on trial on Monday.

The four are Pavel Ryaguzov, an agent with Russia's security service, former policeman Sergey Khadzhikurbanov and two Chechen brothers, Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov.

However, they are not charged with Ms Politkovskaya's murder - only of taking part in the plot. A court spokesman told the BBC he could not specify exactly what charges the men were facing.

Investigators say Rustan Makhmudov - who is believed to have fired the fatal shot - and the person or persons who ordered Mr Politkovskaya's killing remain at large.