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Glasgow Rangers delighted as Hutton snubs Spurs
- 2008-01-04
GLASGOW AFP — Rangers defender Alan Hutton has rejected the chance to join Tottenham after the Premier League club had an eight million pounds bid accepted for the Scotland star. Hutton's impressive displays for club and country persuaded Spurs to make the big-money offer and Rangers reluctantly agreed it...
US wary about election terror threat: Townsend
- 2007-11-20
WASHINGTON AFP — Election-period bombings in Madrid and Glasgow have raised US wariness of the possibility of a terror attack during the 2008 presidential campaign, the White House's top anti-terror official said Tuesday. Fran Townsend, President George W. Bush's domestic security and anti-terror advisor, told CNN that the government...
Hearts chief launches bizarre tirade
- 2007-02-22
GLASGOW AFP — Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov, who ordered bananas to be handed out to football reporters last weekend, on Thursday launched another bizarre tirade. Delivering his message through the Hearts website, Romanov's carefully-worded outburst is almost impossible to decipher. Addressing the media, who Romanov has taken...
'All Chinese can look the same' says Scottish judge
- 2006-10-23
LONDON AFP — A Scottish judge cleared a student from China of a motoring offence after claiming that "all Chinese people can look the same", a newspaper has reported. Sheriff Margaret Gimblett dismissed the evidence of two police officers who had identified Hui Yu, 23, who had been charged with...
Bung scandal overblown says Keegan
- 2006-09-29
GLASGOW AFP — Former England boss Kevin Keegan said the bung scandal engulfing English football was a storm in a tea cup. Though Keegan managed Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United in a high-profile career he said he never once came across irregular payments in more than 13 years in management....
Celtic chairman slams Petrov request
- 2006-07-23
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic chairman Brian Quinn has insisted Stilian Petrov's desire to leave the Glasgow giants is "bizarre." The Bulgaria midfielder signed a four-year contract in January but has since said he wants to quit Parkhead. English Premiership duo Portsmouth and Fulham are both interested in Petrov...
Waterreus set to quit Rangers
- 2006-06-07
GLASGOW AFP — Veteran Rangers goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus has been told he has no future at Ibrox, his agent Kees Ploegsma has said. The 35-year-old was recruited in January 2005 as emergency cover for Stefan Klos who had suffered ligament damage, and kept his place when the German returned...
All bets off on Le Guen as next Rangers boss
- 2006-02-09
GLASGOW AFP — British bookmakers are refusing to take any bets on Frenchman Paul Le Guen becoming the next manager of Rangers. David Murry, the Rangers chairman, has said he knows the identity of the man who will take over from Alex McLeish at the end of the season...
Lennon invests in Celtic's future
- 2005-11-24
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic captain Neil Lennon has bought shares in the club to help fund the Scottish Premier League leaders' new academy. Majority shareholder Dermot Desmond offered to underwrite a 15 million pounds share issue up to 10 million pounds to aid the building of a new centre...
Celtic keen to land China captain Du: report
- 2005-08-12
GLASGOW AFP — Scottish giants Celtic have affirmed they are still keen to sign China captain Du but admit they have not agreed a transfer fee with his current club Shanghai Shenhua. The 23-year-old defender impressed Hoops boss Gordon Strachan during a two-day trial at the club, although Strachan...
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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