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Afghan Indian embassy attacked, at least seven dead
- 2008-07-06
KABUL AFP — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul Monday, leaving at least seven people dead, officials and a witness said. The blast destroyed about four cars outside the embassy in the heart of the city,...
28 killed in suicide attack at India's Afghanistan embassy
- 2008-07-06
KABUL AFP — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding more than 140, officials said. The blast in the heart of Kabul scattered human flesh and severed limbs outside the embassy...
Car bomb kills 15 in Baghdad: security official
- 2008-03-03
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 45 in central Baghdad on Monday, an Iraqi security official said. The bomb detonated near a labour ministry building in a commercial area of the Bab al-Muazam neighbourhood. The wounded included ministry employees and students...
Lunar holiday travellers jam SKorean highways
- 2008-02-05
SEOUL AFP — Millions of South Koreans took to the roads Tuesday, jamming routes nationwide, on the eve of the country's most important holiday marking Lunar New Year. The transport ministry expects more than 40 million of the nation's 49 million people will this week make journeys of some...
Renault Samsung ordered to recall 68,000 cars: ministry
- 2008-01-02
SEOUL AFP — The South Korean subsidiary of France's Renault has been told to recall 68,037 cars due to problems with the fuel system, officials said Wednesday. The ministry of construction and transportation said Renault Samsung Motors was told to recall 59,160 SM5 LPLi models and 8,877 SM5 Impression...
10 killed in Baghdad suicide car bombing
- 2007-09-15
BAGHDAD AFP — Ten people were killed and 15 hurt when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside a bakery in southwest Baghdad Saturday evening as Muslims were preparing to break the Ramadan fast, officials said. The blast occurred while people were waiting to buy bread in the...
Estonia shuts consulate after pro-Kremlin youth attacks
- 2007-05-02
MOSCOW AFP — Estonia closed its consulate in Moscow on Wednesday after pro-Kremlin youth activists blocked diplomats and scuffled with the ambassador's bodyguards in protest at the relocation of a Soviet war memorial in the Baltic state's capital Tallinn. "The consulate's business is stopped and we will not give...
Germany could ban smoking in cars
- 2007-02-17
BERLIN AFP — Germany is considering outlawing smoking in cars to protect passengers, particularly children, the government's narcotics commissioner Sabine Baetzing has said. Baetzing told the news agency DPA that the federal government was reviewing what it could do to protect Germans from second-hand smoke in automobiles. "We...
Seoul warns Chinese embassy after breathalyser incident
- 2007-01-03
SEOUL AFP — South Korea has warned Beijing's embassy against abusing diplomatic immunity after a Chinese envoy refused a breathalyser test and locked himself in his car overnight, a foreign ministry official has said. "The ministry summoned a counsellor of the Chinese embassy on December 22 and urged Chinese diplomats...
Wedding car bomb kills 15 in Baghdad
- 2006-10-31
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb blast has ripped through a wedding party in north Baghdad, killing 15 guests -- including four children -- and wounding 19 more. An interior ministry official said the blast targeted a wedding convoy at dusk in Ur, a mainly Shiite residential district on 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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