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Car bomb injures 13 in Saddam's home town
- 2008-08-26
TIKRIT, Iraq AFP — A car bomb in Tikrit, the central Iraq hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, injured 13 people including four policemen on Tuesday, police said. The downtown explosion occurred at 7:30 am (0430GMT) next to the central health department, a police official said. Despite the...
Protesters reject talks to save India's Nano car plant
- 2008-08-25
KOLKATA, India AFP — Opposition leaders on Monday rejected a fresh offer of talks from the head of India's West Bengal state and vowed to continue protests against a plant where the world's cheapest car is being built. The head of opposition Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee, who launched an...
Car bomb kills four as violence returns to Pakistan
- 2008-04-25
MARDAN, Pakistan AFP — Four people were killed and 30 hurt when a car bomb demolished a police station in northwest Pakistan on Friday, ending a lull in attacks since a new government took power last month. Pakistani Taliban militants said the blast in the city of Mardan was...
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...
Free petrol boon for Turkmen car drivers
- 2008-02-09
ASHGABAT AFP — Turkmens will be taking to their cars with a spring in their step from Saturday after the government declared it will be giving drivers 120 litres of free petrol every month. Drivers of trucks, tractors and buses will get 200 litres for free every month and...
Indian court gives green light to world's cheapest car plant
- 2008-01-18
KOLKATA, India AFP — An Indian court gave the green light Friday to the controversial acquisition of land for a Tata Motor plant to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano. The ruling by the Calcutta High Court came just a week after a model of the no-frills 2,500-dollar...
Madagascar's sole passenger train: economic lifeline, at risk
- 2008-01-14
MANAKARA, Madagascar AFP — Madagascar's only passenger railway is an economic lifeline for dozens of isolated mountain villages set back from the coast and more and more tourists are falling for its old-world charm. However, the ageing line that runs through stunning mountain scenery is facing an uncertain future...
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...
Malaysia's Proton and VW say tie-up talks shelved
- 2007-11-20
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's government and Volkswagen said Tuesday they had shelved long-running talks about an alliance between the German firm and the Asian nation's car maker Proton. Malaysia's state investment arm Khazanah Nasional, which controls Proton, said it had discontinued negotiations with Volkswagen. The German car...
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...
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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