Police chief Laobu Laluo prides himself on dispensing justice unflinchingly — whoever the criminal may be.Alas, his commitment to upholding the law seems matched only by his relatives' dedication to breaking it. In a decade-long career he has arrested no fewer than 48 of them, for crimes ranging from assault and theft to blackmail. Twenty five of those, including his own brother, have been jailed, sentenced to re-education through labour or penalised in other ways.

Agnes Poirier: Remembrance day in France is losing its impact amongst a dozen annual commemorations

One of Tony Blair's bodyguards accidentally fired his handgun at Israel's Ben-Gurion international airport, the BBC reports.It is understood he was unloading his gun outside the terminal building before travel when he fired a shot.No one was hurt but airport security guards and police rushed to the scene.Former British PM Mr Blair, now envoy for the Quartet of Middle East mediators, was preparing to leave Israel at the time.

Unofficial results showed Republican senator Norm Coleman leading Democratic challenger Al Franken by just 206 votes

A closed military court in Burma jailed 14 prominent pro-democracy activists for 65 years each today for their part in last year's anti-government uprising.Small protests organised by leaders of the 88 Generation student group against sudden and dramatic rises in fuel price rises foreshadowed disobedience on a much larger scale led by monks. Most of the veteran activists were jailed in the weeks before the mass protests, which led to a military crackdown on the streets of the main city, Rangoon, in which at least 31 people were killed.

Spanish court issues international arrest warrant for Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos, who is accused of praising terrorism

"Feeling tense and angry because you cannot get online?" asks the state-run China Daily. Powerless to stop scouring eBay for second-hand bargains you don't really need? Unable to tear yourself away from stalking would-be love interests on Facebook? It could be a sign of "internet addiction", according to psychologists in China, which could become the first nation to classify the problem as a clinical disorder.

Barack Obama urges George Bush to bail out struggling US carmakers, but president insists opposition to Columbia trade agreement is dropped in return

David Cronin: An overly macho view of the role of peacekeeping forces means the EU is failing civilians caught up in the crisis in Congo

Eirikur Bergmann: The UK is blocking Iceland's application to the IMF, but why won't it let the the European court of justice settle the dispute?