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Brazilian Viera back at the helm of Iraq football
- 2008-09-03
BAGHDAD AFP — Brazilian coach Jorvan Viera was back at the helm of Iraq's national football team on Wednesday after lifting them to the Asian Cup champions title last year. "He signed on Tuesday evening for a one-year contract and his salary was set at 600,000 dolllars," Abdel Halak...
Palin daughter puts US sex education in spotlight
- 2008-09-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — Revelations that the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin is pregnant highlight the difficulties of getting American teens to just say "No," experts say. News that Bristol Palin was expecting her first child thrust the issue of teenage pregnancy into the spotlight and...
Legal challenge to French warship dismantling in Britain
- 2008-09-03
LONDON AFP — Environmental campaigners said Wednesday they would go to the courts in a bid to stop an asbestos-contaminated French aircraft carrier from being broken up in Britain. The 32,700-tonne Clemenceau, once the pride of the French navy, has spent the past five years being moved around the...
Hamas moves to break strike by Gaza medics
- 2008-09-03
GAZA CITY AFP — Hamas police dragged doctors back to work and closed private clinics on Wednesday in a bid to break a medical strike that has nearly brought the Gaza Strip's fragile health sector to a halt. "We are taking steps to break the strike," said Khaled Radi,...
Obama to give global 'madmen' benefit of doubt : Huckabee
- 2008-09-03
ST PAUL, Minnesota AFP — Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that Democratic nominee Barack Obama would give global "madmen" the benefit of the doubt if he is elected president. The former Arkansas governor lashed out at Obama in an apparent jibe at the Illinois senator's offer...
Disease fears for flood-devastated India, Nepal
- 2008-09-02
SAHARSA, India AFP — Hundreds of thousands of flood victims huddled into makeshift camps in India and Nepal face major disease outbreaks if help fails to reach them quickly, aid workers warned Tuesday. They said several camps in India's northern Bihar state and across the border in Nepal, areas...
Broadfoot called up for Scotland's WC qualifiers
- 2008-09-02
GLASGOW AFP — Defender Kirk Broadfoot has been selected by Scotland manager George Burley for forthcoming World Cup qualifiers following a number of withdrawals from the squad. Scotland meet Macedonia on Saturday and then Iceland four days later in their opening matches on the way to possible South Africa...
Actor Jude Law in Afghanistan to push for peace
- 2008-09-01
KABUL AFP — British actor Jude Law called Monday for all parties in Afghanistan's conflict to observe a "Peace Day" on September 21 as part of a global campaign for ceasefires and non-violence. Law, ambassador for the Peace One Day project set up in 1999 by British filmmaker Jeremy...
Tensions rise as Gaza doctors strike against Hamas sackings
- 2008-08-31
GAZA CITY AFP — Tensions rose in the Gaza Strip as doctors struck for a second day Sunday to protest what they said was the Hamas-run government's firing of health workers loyal to the rival Fatah movement. Participation in the strike climbed to around 90 percent, a senior medical...
Newcastle move to keep Owen
- 2008-08-31
LONDON AFP — Newcastle United have offered am improved three-year contract to Michael Owen in a bid to keep the England striker at St James Park. There had been growing speculation that the 28-year-old former Liverpool and Real Madrid goal-scorer could leave Tyneside on a free transfer at the...
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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