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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...
US in Iraq suffers worst loss in a month, car bombs rock Baghdad
- 2008-06-04
BAGHDAD AFP — Two car bombs rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 19 people, while US troops suffered their biggest single loss in a month, bringing to an end a relative lull in violence, officials said. In the first blast, a powerful truck bomb targeted the home of a senior...
US cop finds huge marijuana haul in senior citizen's car: police
- 2008-02-21
WASHINGTON AFP — A 72-year-old man was arrested in the US state of Maryland after more than a million dollars' worth of marijuana was found in his car by a police officer who was helping him with his bags, police said Thursday. The arresting officer had seen the suspect...
Gunmen abduct Shiite bus passengers in Iraq
- 2007-12-24
BAGHDAD AFP — Gunmen ambushed a bus near the restive Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday and kidnapped 14 Shiite passengers, a day after 13 members of a family were killed when a train rammed into their car. Armed men set up a fake checkpoint near the village of...
Gunmen abduct Shiite bus passengers in Iraq
- 2007-12-24
BAGHDAD AFP — Gunmen ambushed a bus near the restive Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday and kidnapped 14 Shiite passengers, a day after 13 members of a family were killed when a train rammed into their car. Armed men set up a fake checkpoint near the village of...
French police hunt suspected ETA killers of Spanish officer
- 2007-12-01
CAPBRETON, France AFP — French police were hunting suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA who shot dead a Spanish officer and badly wounded a colleague in southwest France Saturday. French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie described it as a "chance encounter" in a cafe between the suspects and the...
Lakers Brown confirms disorderly conduct arrest
- 2007-10-03
HONOLULU, United States AFP — Kwame Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Wednesday that he was arrested in Georgia at the weekend for disorderly conduct. Brown was arrested during an early Saturday morning traffic stop in Valdosta, Georgia. A police report said Charles Warren jnr was stopped for...
Love triangle astronaut faces romantic rival in US court
- 2007-08-24
MIAMI AFP — Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak on Friday came face-to-face in court with the romantic rival she is accused of attacking after allegedly driving half-way across the United States wearing diapers. And in testimony that raised eyebrows in the courtroom, a police officer said Nowak had told...
US high court backs policeman who rammed speeding car
- 2007-04-30
WASHINGTON AFP — A police officer who deliberately rammed a car he was chasing, leaving the 19-year-old driver disabled, acted lawfully to protect others from harm, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The court's judges ruled by eight votes to one in favor of Officer Timothy Scott, who...
Iran police swoop on slipping headscarves
- 2007-04-24
TEHRAN AFP — The police bus screeches to a halt at a Tehran square packed with traffic. The officers leap out and begin spot checks on passing pedestrians and cars. Police work apparently like any other place in the world. But here in the Iranian capital their targets...
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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