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Car bomb kills 10 in Baghdad
- 2008-06-17
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 42 on Tuesday, security officials told AFP. The attack took place in the mainly Shiite Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood at around 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), they said. The car bombing...
Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad: security officials
- 2008-06-17
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others on Tuesday, security officials told AFP. The attack, the biggest in past eight weeks, took place in the mainly Shiite Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood at around 5:30 pm (1430...
Al-Qaeda urges attacks on Bush during Mideast tour: website
- 2008-01-06
DUBAI AFP — An American member of Al-Qaeda urged Islamist militants to target US President George W. Bush "with bombs" during his trip to the Middle East next week, in a message posted online on Sunday. Bush should be welcomed "not with flowers and applause, but with bombs and...
US military blames Al-Qaeda for Iraqi bombings
- 2007-09-27
BAGHDAD AFP — The US military on Thursday blamed Al-Qaeda for a string of bombings across Iraq this week whose targets included local Sunni leaders fighting the extremist movement. Since Monday at least 70 people have been killed although, according to the military, levels of violence half-way through the...
Al-Qaeda warlord killed, emirs arrested in Iraq crackdown
- 2007-08-02
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraqi troops killed a local Al-Qaeda warlord and US soldiers arrested two of the extremist network's chieftains as a suicide car bomber struck police in one of the group's strongholds on Thursday. Al-Qaeda crackdowns were announced after a series of car bombings killed more than 80...
Yemen 'aware' of Qaeda plot before suicide bombing
- 2007-07-03
SANAA AFP — Yemen's president said on Tuesday that security authorities knew Al-Qaeda was plotting attacks in the impoverished country, after a suicide car bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two local drivers. "Yemeni security authorities had information that Al-Qaeda elements were preparing to carry out terrorist attacks," President...
21 killed in Baghdad bus stop bombing
- 2007-06-28
BAGHDAD AFP — A rush-hour car bomb attack at a Baghdad bus stop killed 21 people on Thursday as Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned that Al-Qaeda planned to launch attacks in neighbouring countries. A parked car exploded next to commuters waiting at a bus stop in Baghdad's southern...
Nine coalition troops and 59 Iraqis killed
- 2007-05-06
BAGHDAD AFP — A vicious wave of insurgent violence claimed the lives of 59 Iraqi police and civilians, nine US and coalition troops and a European journalist on Sunday. "Six Task Force Lightning Soldiers and one civilian journalist died as a result of injuries sustained when their vehicle was...
Nine coalition troops and 59 Iraqis killed
- 2007-05-06
BAGHDAD AFP — A vicious wave of insurgent violence claimed the lives of 59 Iraqi police and civilians, nine US and coalition troops and a European journalist on Sunday. "Six Task Force Lightning Soldiers and one civilian journalist died as a result of injuries sustained when their vehicle was...
Algiers suicide car bomb attacks kill 23
- 2007-04-11
ALGIERS AFP — Two suicide car bomb attacks claimed by an Al-Qaeda affiliate rocked the Algerian capital, including the prime minister's office, on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 160. The bombings, which followed closely on the heels of suicide blasts in neighbouring Morocco, fuelled...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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