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Car bomb injures 11 in Turkey
- 2008-08-21
ANKARA AFP — Eleven policemen and soldiers were injured in a powerful car bomb blast Thursday in the western Turkish city of Izmir, officials and media reports said. The car, parked on the side of a road, exploded at around 7:45 am (0445 GMT) just as two minibuses, one...
Iraqi general targeted as attacks kill 14
- 2008-07-09
MOSUL, Iraq AFP — At least 14 people were killed in bomb attacks on Wednesday, including a suicide bombing against an Iraqi general who escaped unharmed, the officer and security officials said. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-filled car against the convoy of General Riyadh Jalal Tauffiq, the head...
At least 33 killed in Iraq bombings
- 2008-06-26
MOSUL, Iraq AFP — At least 33 people were killed in two massive bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday, among them 18 people who died when a car bomb ripped through the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi and US officials said. The US military said initial reports from Mosul indicated...
Blasts wound six US marines, kill seven Iraqi civilians
- 2008-05-23
FALLUJAH, Iraq AFP — A roadside blast wounded six US marines and killed their Arabic translator in the Sunni town of Fallujah on Friday, the US military said as six other people died in a car bombing in the area. "A Marine patrol was attacked by an improvised explosive...
Bomb blitz kills scores in divided Iraqi oil city
- 2007-07-16
KIRKUK, Iraq AFP — A suicide bomber slaughtered at least 76 people and wounded more than 180 on Monday when he slammed his explosives-laden truck into a Kurdish party office in Iraq's northern oil city of Kirkuk. Two more car bombs exploded nearby, killing a policeman, while another was...
Double Baghdad car bombing kills six
- 2007-07-08
BAGHDAD AFP — A double car bomb attack on a busy road in downtown Baghdad killed six civilians and wounded 11 more, city security spokesman Brigadier General Qassim Atta said Sunday. A bomb exploded at the Horreiya Square intersection on the main road through Karrada, a mixed inner city...
Two car bomb blasts hit Baghdad
- 2007-06-06
BAGHDAD AFP — Two car bombs detonated at road intersections in a busy Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi and US defence officials said. Iraqi medics told AFP that seven civilians were killed in the explosions, but US military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Scott Bleichwehl denied this, saying the...
Car bombs kill 20 as Iraq reels from spate of carnage
- 2007-05-07
BAGHDAD AFP — Suicide car bombers slaughtered 20 more people Monday as Iraqi and American forces battled to regain the initiative on a day where violence claimed at least 40 lives. The attacks come one day after 59 Iraqis, nine US soldiers and a Russian journalist were killed across...
Car bombs kill 20 as Iraq reels from spate of carnage
- 2007-05-07
BAGHDAD AFP — Suicide car bombers slaughtered 20 more people Monday as Iraqi and American forces battled to regain the initiative on a day where violence claimed at least 40 lives. The attacks come one day after 59 Iraqis, nine US soldiers and a Russian journalist were killed across...
Nine killed in Mogadishu clashes as car explodes in Ethiopia base
- 2007-04-19
MOGADISHU AFP — At least nine civilians were killed in bitter fighting Thursday between Ethiopian forces and Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital, including a possible suicide bombing on an army base. One witness described seeing a suicide bomber detonate his car inside an Ethiopian base but officials contacted...
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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