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Aussie PM descended from underwear thief: researchers
- 2008-07-31
SYDNEY AFP — One of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ancestors was a street urchin sentenced to death for stealing a dress and underwear, researchers said Thursday. And his paternal fourth great-grandfather, Thomas Rudd, was transported to Australia in 1801 to serve a seven-year sentence for "unlawfully acquiring a...
Elie Saab's Botticelli beauties
- 2008-07-02
PARIS AFP — Elie Saab's models wafted down the runway in clouds of silk chiffon and tulle like angelic Botticelli beauties at his haute couture show for next autumn-winter on Wednesday. Their hair up in chignons, with tendrils escaping, they looked as if they had stepped off a Renaissance...
"Sex And The City" has world premiere in London
- 2008-05-12
LONDON, May 12, 2008 AFP — London put on its designer frocks Monday for the world premiere of the movie version of "Sex And The City", the worldwide TV smash charting the lives and loves of four New York women. In keeping with the film, the dresses worn by...
Kate Hudson is People's 'most beautiful' cover girl
- 2008-04-30
LOS ANGELES AFP — Actress Kate Hudson has been named top of People magazine's annual "100 Most Beautiful People list," the celebrity magazine announced on its website Wednesday. The 29-year-old single mother and Oscar-nominated star of "Almost Famous" told People that growing up she had never paid much attention...
Thai girl band berated for skimpy New Year outfits
- 2008-04-17
BANGKOK AFP — A Thai girl band that took part in a government push for women to avoid skimpy outfits during Buddhist New Year was Thursday berated by the culture ministry for subsequently stripping off. Girly Berry, a four-piece outfit known for hits such as "Shake It" and "I...
DiMarco puts problems behind him
- 2008-03-14
JEJU, South Korea AFP — US star Chris DiMarco found an unusual solution to his problems on Friday -- sticking out his butt. DiMarco, who has only made two of his last 10 cuts, said wife Amy, his caddie this week, told him to push out his posterior for...
Jolie, Pitt expecting second baby: report
- 2008-02-24
LOS ANGELES AFP — Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting their second child, People magazine reported on its website Sunday citing a source close to the couple. The report came after a beaming Jolie appeared with Pitt at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in...
Stapled dresses and lace: old meets new in Milan
- 2008-02-19
MILAN AFP — Salvatore Ferragamo's winter range for women showcased funky dresses and coats held together by staples while others went for profusions of frothy lace lining blouses, jackets and skirts. The venerable Italian house of Ferragamo, founded more than 80 years ago, threw out cunningly stapled trenches, cocktail...
From flappers to pop princesses, Milan turns full circle
- 2008-02-18
MILAN, Italy, Feb 18, 2008 AFP — Colours screaming Florida and unabashed sexuality ripped through Milan fashion week as designers paid homage to free-sprited women, from the flappers of yore to today's princesses of excess. Extravagant designs and iridescent shades were omnipresent as retro styles, from the low-waisted dresses...
Poiret's grand-children auction last of family heirlooms
- 2008-02-13
PARIS AFP — The grandchildren of ground-breaking French fashion designer Paul Poiret on Thursday auction off dozens of items from the 1910s and 1920s that they once used to play with in the family attic. In what experts say will be the last sale of Poiret effects by his...
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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