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Car bomb kills seven Iraqi policemen
- 2008-06-29
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb in the central Iraqi town of Dhuluiya on Sunday killed at least seven policemen and wounded two more, the town's police chief told AFP. Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Khalid said the explosion occurred at around 7:30 am (0430 GMT) in the town 70 kilometres...
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...
Car bomb kills three in Baghdad
- 2008-06-12
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb struck an Iraqi police commando patrol in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen, a security official and a medic told AFP. The attack occurred at around 2:00 pm (1100 GMT) in the Al-Allawi district. One commando...
US in Iraq suffers worst loss in a month, car bombs rock Baghdad
- 2008-06-04
BAGHDAD AFP — Two car bombs rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 19 people, while US troops suffered their biggest single loss in a month, bringing to an end a relative lull in violence, officials said. In the first blast, a powerful truck bomb targeted the home of a senior...
Iraqi troops tighten grip on Baghdad Shiite bastion
- 2008-05-22
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraqi troops backed by tanks tightened their grip on Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City on Thursday after a truce ended weeks of deadly street fighting between US troops and militiamen. Thousands of soldiers in tanks, armoured cars and trucks moved deep into the impoverished district...
Iraq bombings, clashes kill 62
- 2008-04-15
BAGHDAD, April 15, 2008 AFP — A spate of bombings across Iraq and a fresh surge of fighting between Shiite militiamen and US forces in eastern Baghdad killed at least 62 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. A car bomb outside a courthouse in the central city of Baquba,...
28 killed in surge of violence in Iraq
- 2008-04-14
BAGHDAD AFP — A surge of violence killed 28 people in the past 24 hours in Iraq, among them 12 members of the Kurdish peshmerga forces who died in a bomb blast near the Syrian border, officials said on Monday. The country's north bore the brunt of the violence,...
At least seven killed in Baghdad suicide car bomb
- 2008-03-13
BAGHDAD AFP — At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide car bombing in central Baghdad on Thursday, security officials told AFP. The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle in the Iraqi capital's Bab al-Sharji area at around 2:00 pm (1100 GMT), they said. Police...
At least 18 killed in Baghdad suicide car bomb
- 2008-03-13
BAGHDAD AFP — A bomber detonated his explosives-laden car in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 18 people, as Iraqi police and soldiers searched for another possible attacker who accompanied him. The bomber blew up his BMW car in the Iraqi capital's Bab al-Sharji area at around 2:00...
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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