Johannes Leithäuser
Born in 1962, Johannes Leithäuser began reporting for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 1988, after studies in political science and economics. Since 2007, he has been the German daily's London correspondent.
Updated: 5 August 2009
In western Ireland, bloody feuding between rival drug gangs has instilled a climate of fear in the region. To deal with it, the government has drafted emergency legislation. But some judges and lawyers criticise the new laws as unconstitutional.