Top Indonesian Islamic militant to go on trial

The self-confessed head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) stands trial in Indonesia on Monday, as the battle against a group blamed for a string of deadly attacks resumes in the court room.

Zarkasih was arrested in June after operations involving the country's anti-terrorist unit, Detachment 88, which also netted the movement's alleged military chief, Abu Dujana. The arrests were regarded as a major blow for JI, the group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings, in which more than 200 people were killed, as well as many other attacks in Indonesia. (Reuters)