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Abbas, Olmert to hold new round of Mideast peace talks
- 2008-08-30
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Sunday for a new round of US-backed talks aimed at securing a peace agreement by the end of the year. "The meeting is scheduled to begin this afternoon in Jerusalem at the official residence...
Alitalia seeks administration under rescue plan
- 2008-08-29
MILAN AFP — Alitalia said Friday that it has asked to be declared bankrupt and placed under special administration, the first step in a rescue plan that will see the struggling Italian flag carrier relaunched. The airline said in a statement it had submitted a declaration of bankruptcy to...
Czech president halts legal proceedings against hip seller
- 2008-08-28
PRAGUE AFP — Czech President Vaclav Klaus has blocked criminal proceedings against a man suspected of offering the head of state's hip for sale on the Internet, his office said Thursday. Premysl Donat faced criminal investigation for fraud after Klaus' hip was offered for auction on the internet at...
Nepalese man sues KBR on human trafficking charges
- 2008-08-27
WASHINGTON AFP — A Nepalese man and relatives of 12 of his slain comrades filed a lawsuit in federal court against the construction and services giant KBR on charges of human trafficking, for allegedly tricking the men into working in Iraq. The men, between the ages of 18 and...
Palestinian herders hard-hit by drought, Israeli restrictions
- 2008-08-26
ISFEY FOQA, West Bank AFP — Hard-hit by a severe three-year drought and tough restrictions on movement imposed by Israel, Palestinian shepherds are facing what some elders call their worst crisis in living memory. "All we have left is hope," says Musa Abdullah Awad, a wizened 49-year-old herder as...
Israeli settlement growth nearly doubles since 2007: report
- 2008-08-25
JERUSALEM AFP — The construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, seen as a major barrier to US-backed peace talks, has nearly doubled since 2007, an Israeli watchdog said Tuesday. In a report published during the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice the settlement watchdog...
Rice pushes Israeli-Palestinian peace despite mounting odds
- 2008-08-24
WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Sunday for the Middle East in a new bid to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by January 2009 despite mounting odds. In her seventh visit to the region since the Annapolis peace process was launched in November last year,...
Lufthansa poised for alliance with Alitalia: report
- 2008-08-23
ROME AFP — Germany's Lufthansa is the airline in talks with Alitalia over a partnership deal aimed at saving the cash-strapped Italian national airline from bankruptcy, a report said Saturday. "There is no longer any doubt on the foreign partner: Lufthansa is in pole position to sign an alliance,"...
Rice to make new Israel-Palestinian peace bid next week
- 2008-08-22
WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories this weekend for talks on the peace process with senior officials, the State Department said Friday. Rice "will travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on August 24," said spokesman Sean McCormack....
Obama pounces on Iraq troop deal to slam McCain
- 2008-08-22
WASHINGTON, AFP — White House hopeful Barack Obama said Friday a tentative US-Iraqi deal to get American troops home by 2011 exposed his rival John McCain's war plan as mere "bluster" and divorced from reality. The Democratic presidential candidate argued the proposed pact vindicated his own longtime call for...
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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