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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...
Iraq suicide bomber kills five in car showroom
- 2008-08-23
KIRKUK, Iraq AFP — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a car dealership in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least five people and wounding nine, police said. The attack targeted a leader of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in the town of Khalis in...
Nine Afghans killed in suicide attack on US base: coalition
- 2008-08-17
KABUL AFP — A suicide car bomb blew up outside a US base in eastern Afghanistan Monday, killing nine Afghan civilians and wounding 13 more, Afghan and US military official said. The blast did not penetrate the base in the eastern town of Khost and Afghan security forces were...
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...
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...
Palestinian kills three in Jerusalem bulldozer rampage
- 2008-07-02
JERUSALEM AFP — A Palestinian killed three Israelis and wounded 45 others as he rammed a bulldozer into buses and cars in Jerusalem on Wednesday before being shot dead by Israeli police who branded it a terror attack. National police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described the rampage in the heart...
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...
Car bomb kills 10 in Baghdad
- 2008-06-17
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 42 on Tuesday, security officials told AFP. The attack took place in the mainly Shiite Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood at around 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), they said. The car bombing...
Car bomb kills 51 in Baghdad: security officials
- 2008-06-17
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others on Tuesday, security officials told AFP. The attack, the biggest in past eight weeks, took place in the mainly Shiite Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood at around 5:30 pm (1430...
Car bomb kills three in Baghdad
- 2008-06-12
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb struck an Iraqi police commando patrol in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen, a security official and a medic told AFP. The attack occurred at around 2:00 pm (1100 GMT) in the Al-Allawi district. One commando...
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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