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Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm
- 2008-06-09
WASHINGTON AFP — Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station. Hoshide extended the 10.06-meter (33-foot) metallic arm and tested all its six...
Astronauts complete third spacewalk at space station
- 2008-06-08
WASHINGTON AFP — Astronauts from the Discovery shuttle completed the third spacewalk of the mission Sunday, putting more finishing touches on Japan's Kibo science lab and replacing an empty nitrogen tank. In another trouble-free day of the mission, Ron Garan and Mike Fossum checked off a list of maintenance...
Gun-toting is central part of American identity
- 2008-03-16
WASHINGTON AFP — Guns were an essential tool in frontier life when the United States was formed hundreds of years ago, and even today the right to carry them remains a fundamental part of the country's identity. Hence the heated emotions surrounding an issue that comes before the Supreme...
US Supreme Court in historic hearing on gun laws
- 2008-03-16
WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday takes up for the first time in 70 years the thorny issue of the right to bear arms, an emotional subject that has long divided the American public. The court's decision -- on whether the right to keep and bear...
Trump said in trouble over Scottish golf club crest
- 2008-02-15
LONDON AFP — US property tycoon Donald Trump has fallen foul of ancient Scottish heraldic law for failing to register a coat of arms to promote a luxury golf resort he hopes to build, British media said Saturday. The Court of the Lord Lyon, which deals with Scottish heraldry,...
Queen appoints first 'woman in tights' to Britain's parliament
- 2008-01-30
LONDON AFP — Upholding law and order in the "Mother of All Parliaments" is now woman's work, after Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday approved the appointment of the House of Commons first female serjeant at arms. Jill Pay, a former assistant serjeant -- the word comes from the Latin...
Espanyol's Tamudo out for two months
- 2008-01-23
MADRID AFP — Espanyol's Spanish international striker Raul Tamudo broke his left arm in training on Wednesday and will be out of action for about two months, the Catalonian club said. Tamudo, who hurt his arm in an accidental collision, will have an operation on Thursday, the club added....
Machine breaks man in Japanese game
- 2007-08-21
TOKYO AFP — A Japanese game maker said Wednesday it would withdraw arm-wrestling machines from arcades after three players -- two of them foreigners -- broke their arms. Players would choose a strength level from 10 characters, ranging from a maid to a professional wrestler, and face off with...
Sudan using Chinese, Russian weapons in Darfur: Amnesty
- 2007-05-08
LONDON AFP — China and Russia are supplying arms to Sudan, which is using them in war-torn Darfur in violation of a UN embargo, the human rights group Amnesty International charged Tuesday. Amnesty released a copy of a report which it said shows that "arms supplied to Sudan from...
Illegal arms trafficking deepens Kenyan fears of insecurity
- 2007-03-31
NAIROBI AFP — A rise in illegal arms trafficking has deepened insecurity fears in Kenya, already struggling to overcome its image as a crime-ridden country plagued by terrorism threats. Once considered a relative island of stability amid regional conflicts in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, Kenya has...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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