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Car bomb kills 4, wounds 12 in Colombia
- 2008-09-01
BOGOTA AFP — A car bomb exploded early Monday in Colombia's third largest city Cali, killing four people and wounding at least 12 in one of the deadliest urban attacks this year, authorities said. The explosion occurred five minutes after midnight (0505 GMT) near the Palace of Justice, where...
Head of Saddam's tribe slain in Iraq bomb attack
- 2008-06-10
TIKRIT, Iraq AFP — The head of the Sunni tribe of Saddam Hussein was killed in a bomb attack on Tuesday near the home village of the executed Iraqi dictator, police said. Sheikh Ali al-Nida and his driver were killed after insurgents planted a bomb in their car which...
Car bomb kills five in Turkey's main Kurdish city
- 2008-01-03
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey AFP — A powerful car bomb exploded Thursday near a military base in Diyarbakir, Turkey's main Kurd-dominated city, killing five people and wounding about 70, officials said. The bomb went off on a road in the city centre, some 100 metres yards from a military base and...
Baghdad car bomb kills 10
- 2007-08-01
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb ripped through a main intersection in a busy Baghdad shopping district on Wednesday, killing at least 10 Iraqis and wounding another two dozen, medics said. The bomb exploded near the Karrada Harij electronics market at a crossroads known for the popular Al-Fiqma ice...
Bombs rock Baghdad as unity government crumbles
- 2007-08-01
BAGHDAD AFP — Thunderous car bombings echoed around Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, as Iraq's national unity coalition collapsed under the weight of sectarian tensions. New government figures also revealed civilian deaths in the country rose by one third last month, dealing a further blow to...
Eight killed in Iraq violence
- 2007-06-12
BAQUBA, Iraq AFP — Insurgents killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, including six in a series of shootings in the restive province of Diyala, security officials said. Police Colonel Essam Abdullah, head of Al-Abbara police station near Baquba, the capital of Diyala, was kidnapped after gunmen ambushed his...
Judge hurt, three police killed in Pakistan blast
- 2007-03-02
MULTAN, Pakistan AFP — An anti-terrorist judge was wounded and three policemen were killed when a remote-controlled bomb attached to a bicycle exploded in the central Pakistani city of Multan Friday, police said. Judge Bashir Ahmed Bhatti, who often hears cases against Islamic militants, was among nine people injured...
One killed, two hurt in blast in northwestern Pakistan
- 2006-12-26
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — A car bomb has exploded outside the main airport in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing a labourer and wounding two others. The bomb, planted in a small Suzuki car, went off near the parking lot of the airport at 7:10 am (0210 GMT), senior...
Car and road bombs hit year high in Iraq: US military
- 2006-10-04
BAGHDAD AFP — The past week has seen the highest number of car bombs and roadside bombs in Iraq than at any time this year, said a US military spokesman. "Last week we also saw the highest number of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices this year," said Major General William Caldwell,...
Iraq police unit demobbed as bombs target minister's convoy
- 2006-10-04
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq demobilized an entire police brigade suspected of links to sectarian death squads as a series of bombs exploded near a government minister's convoy, killing at least 21 people. The blasts came as a US military spokesman said that Iraq had seen more car bombs in 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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