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Fishing strikes set to spread across Europe
- 2008-05-26
PARIS AFP — Protests by fishing fleets against soaring fuel costs threatened to spread across Europe, as French fishermen voted Monday to extend their port blockade and Spanish fleets joined the stoppage with several other countries likely to follow. Italian and Greek fishermen may also join the strike later...
Former ETA chief handed 30-year jail sentence
- 2008-02-13
PARIS AFP — A former military commander of Spain's Basque separatist group ETA was handed a 30-year jail sentence Wednesday for the near-fatal shooting of a French gendarme in 2001. Ibon Fernandez Iradi, 36, who goes by the nom de guerre "Susper," was arrested in 2003 after escaping from...
Holocaust in focus at San Sebastian film festival
- 2007-09-24
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain AFP — Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival Monday turned to the Holocaust with Paolo Barzman's searing "Emotional Arithmetic" about three friends who are reunited decades after meeting in a Nazi concentration camp. The movie, based on a novel by the late Canadian author Matt Cohen, revolves...
Hundreds of thousands attend Madrid Gay Pride parade
- 2007-06-30
MADRID AFP — Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters from Europe marched in Madrid Saturday under sunny skies in a colourful parade, as London and Paris also held their annual marches against discrimination. Europride 2007 kicked off at 1600 GMT in the Spanish capital capping a...
Brel's muse Madeleine takes assisted suicide
- 2007-01-22
PARIS AFP — A former model who inspired one of Belgian singer Jacques Brel's best-loved songs, "Madeleine", has died by assisted suicide to escape the ravages of a neurological disease, French newspapers reported. The 69 year-old woman -- whose name was only given a Madeleine Z. -- swallowed a cocktail...
Paradorn joins Paris Masters' walking wounded
- 2006-10-31
PARIS AFP — Asian number one Paradorn Srichaphan and Spain's Nicolas Almagro have become the latest two players to hobble away from the injury-ravaged Paris Masters. Thai star Paradorn quit his first round match against Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela when he complained of dizziness after suffering a problem with his...
Blake takes a tumble ahead of US Open
- 2006-08-28
PARIS AFP — American James Blake dropped two places to seventh in the ATP rankings ahead of his home Grand Slam. Moving above him were Russian Nikolay Davydenko, up to sixth, and Spain's Tommy Robredo, who reached a career-high fifth in the world. Davydenko's move was reward for winning the...
Saudi prince's drug smuggling trial put back to November
- 2006-07-26
PARIS AFP — A French court has delayed until November 29 a court case against a Saudi prince, who was due to be tried in his absence on charges of involvement in a cocaine smuggling gang. The gang is suspected of having used his jet to transport drugs from...
Roddick escapes as Ljubicic clinches final Shanghai spot
- 2005-11-04
PARIS AFP — Top seed Andy Roddick saved two match points to stage a Paris Masters great escape as Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic clinched the eighth and final place at the Masters Cup in Shanghai. The world number three was staring at quarter-final defeat at the hands of Spain's David...
Roddick blitzes into Paris quarter-finals
- 2005-11-03
PARIS AFP — Top seed Andy Roddick fired down 16 aces as he crushed the feeble resistance of Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters. The 23-year-old Texan needed just 50 minutes to book a clash with Spain's David Ferrer for a place...
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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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