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Romanian car workers end strike after new management offer
- 2008-04-11
BUCHAREST AFP — Workers at French-owned Romanian car plant Dacia called off a strike of more than two weeks Friday after accepting a new pay offer, a management spokesman said. "The strike is over and work resumed at 1:00 pm," Liviu Ion told AFP, while union leader Nocilae Pavelescu...
Baghdad car bomb kills five building workers
- 2008-01-31
BAGHDAD AFP — A car bomb tore through a group of building workers gathered in a street of the Iraqi capital's Kadhimiyah district on Thursday, killing five people and wounding at least eight, security officials said. Some of the workers were in a car and others out in the...
Strike hits embattled Russian car giant
- 2007-08-01
MOSCOW AFP — Hundreds of workers at Russia's largest car plant went on strike on Wednesday, trade union officials said, as the embattled producer of the Lada model continues to lose out to foreign brands. "Around 400 workers are on strike. Some are sitting on the grass in front...
Two dead, one injured in Michigan workplace shooting
- 2007-04-09
CHICAGO AFP — Two people were killed and a third was critically injured during a Monday morning shooting at a suburban Detroit office building, authorities said. A disgruntled worker who was fired last week from an accounting firm in the building was arrested after a dramatic high-speed chase after...
Central European carmakers confront skills shortages, higher wage claims
- 2007-03-17
PRAGUE AFP — Car manufacturers crowding into Central Europe are confronting higher demands for wages and fringe benefits as local skills shortages strengthen the hand of workers and unions. Skoda Auto, the region's biggest auto manufacturer and profit pillar for parent company Volkswagen, is facing down a union claim...
Iraq attacks kill 47
- 2006-11-19
BAGHDAD AFP — At least 47 people have died in attacks across Iraq, including a suicide car bombing that killed nearly two dozen building workers, ahead of the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister since the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003. A suicide car bomber posing as a...
Spanish aid worker kidnapped in Gaza is freed
- 2006-10-30
GAZA CITY AFP — The Spanish aid worker kidnapped in the Gaza Strip has been freed, Palestinian security sources said. Roberto Vila, 34, who works for the media department of the Spanish aid group Cooperation Assembly for Peace, was snatched earlier in the day by four armed men from a...
Lecturers, human rights worker among nine killed in Iraq
- 2006-08-19
BAQUBA, Iraq AFP — Nine Iraqi civilians, including two university lecturers and a human rights worker, were shot dead in and around the flashpoint mixed town of Baquba. Baquba, 60 kilometres (35 miles) north of Baghdad, is the capital of Diyala province and is in the grip of a...
Italian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan: embassy
- 2005-05-16
KABUL AFP — An Italian aid worker was abducted by a gang of armed men in the Afghan capital Kabul, Italian embassy and police officials said. Afghan police had earlier identified the woman as Canadian. "Yes, we can confirm that an Italian woman was abducted today in Kabul,"...
Toiling masses of China celebrate May Day by kicking off shopping spree
- 2005-05-01
BEIJING AFP — China, which has more Communists than the rest of the world combined, celebrated May Day not by revering the toiling masses but by spending huge sums of money on shopping and traveling. Wangfujing, Beijing's top shopping street, was thronged by thousands of people Sunday kicking off...
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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