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Israel's top court backs plea deal in Katsav sex case
- 2008-02-25
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel's Supreme Court accepted on Tuesday a highly controversial deal under which former president Moshe Katsav avoided prosecution for rape but pleaded guilty to lesser charges. A panel of five judges voted 3-2 to reject petitions to overturn last June's plea bargain, which led to Katsav...
Another Egypt editor faces trial over Mubarak rumours
- 2007-09-25
CAIRO AFP — Another Egyptian newspaper editor is facing prosecution for writing about President Hosni Mubarak's health, a judicial source said on Tuesday, a day after Washington voiced concern over such trials. A lawyer brought the case against Al-Badil's editor Mohammed Sayyed Said accusing him of "spreading false news"...
Disgraced Israeli ex-president to lose perks
- 2007-07-30
JERUSALEM AFP — An Israeli parliament committee passed a measure on Monday that would strip many post-office perks from disgraced former president Moshe Katsav, embroiled in a sex scandal. The Knesset finance committee voted to strip privileges accorded to former presidents, prime ministers, ministers and magistrates who have been...
Compensation paid over compulsory after-work drinks
- 2007-05-06
SEOUL AFP — A South Korean woman's former boss has been ordered to pay her 30 million won (32,300 dollars) for forcing her to go drinking with the rest of the staff after work, court officials said Monday. They said the Seoul High Court ruled last week in favour...
Bowyer fined after admitting threatening behaviour
- 2006-07-05
LONDON AFP — Former Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer was fined 600 pounds (1,100 dollars) and ordered to pay 1,000 pounds (1,800 dollars) in costs after admitting using threatening behaviour towards team-mate Kieron Dyer during his side's match against Aston Villa. Bowyer, who joined West Ham last month, was charged...
Armstrong asks for 125,000 dollars from ex-personal assistant
- 2005-04-05
AUSTIN, United States AFP — Lance Armstrong has filed a counterclaim with a Texas judge asking for 125,000 US dollars from a former aide who earlier claimed he discovered steroids in the bathroom of cycling champion's apartment, American media reported. It "was an egregious character assassination founded upon a...
US says it won't forget Cuba's jailed dissidents
- 2005-03-17
WASHINGTON AFP — The US State Department said it would neither forget nor stop talking about Cuba's human rights "champions," as it urged Fidel Castro's regime to free political prisoners two years after a crackdown against dissidents. "The United States and others in the international community will not remain...
Export zones havens of exploitation for world's workers: unions
- 2004-12-08
MIYAZAKI, Japan AFP — Embraced by governments hungry for the cash of multinational firms, the world's growing number of special export zones are havens of exploitation for millions of workers, union leaders say. Some 3,000 export zones have been set up since the 1970s, according to the International Labor...
Liza Minnelli's assistant sues claiming he was spat on, forced into sex
- 2004-11-11
NEW YORK AFP — Diminutive US diva Liza Minnelli repeatedly beat her former chauffeur and bodyguard, spat on him and forced him to have sex with her, he claimed in a lawsuit seen. Father-of-two M'Hammed Soumayah sued the 58-year-old superstar in New York State Supreme Court, also alleging that...
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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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