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Shanghai jaywalkers face TV shame: report
- 2008-08-27
SHANGHAI AFP — Shanghai jaywalkers face public humiliation as police plan to start broadcasting images of their offences on television to shame them into respecting traffic rules, local media said Thursday. Police plan to film and take photos of the rebel pedestrians, as well as cyclists that violate traffic...
Czech artist fined for traffic light stunt
- 2008-05-21
PRAGUE AFP — A Czech artist was fined 60,000 koruna (2,400 euros, 3,750 dollars) on Wednesday for replacing the glass in pedestrian crossing traffic lights with stencils of comical and vulgar figures. David Brudnak, 33, was also ordered to pay an additional 82,000 koruna by the Prague court for...
Boxing: Khan cleared of dangerous driving
- 2007-10-23
LONDON AFP — British boxer Amir Khan was cleared Tuesday of dangerous driving over an accident last year which left a pedestrian with a broken leg. Khan, 20, hit 55-year-old Geoffrey Hatton in his BMW convertible on March 2 last year in the town centre of Bolton, north-west England....
Sirens bring Israel to halt on Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 2007-04-16
JERUSALEM AFP — Sirens wailed across Israel on Monday, bringing traffic and pedestrians to a halt, as the Jewish state marked its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. As the sirens sounded at 0700 GMT for two minutes, cars braked in the streets and pedestrians stopped on the sidewalks to honour...
Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group
- 2007-02-13
WASHINGTON AFP — An association of blind Americans has warned that cars with hybrid engines using electricy and fuel are dangerously too quiet for pedestrians. The National Federation of the Blind NFB said hybrid cars pose a risk to the blind, children, the elderly, cyclists and distracted pedestrians. ...
British boxer Khan in court on driving charge
- 2006-11-03
LONDON AFP — British boxer Amir Khan is to face trial on a charge of dangerous driving next April. The 19-year-old Olympic silver medallist is accused of hitting a pedestrian and breaking his leg in the centre of his home town, Bolton, north-west England, in March. Khan, who has pleaded...
Khan denies driving charge
- 2006-09-21
BOLTON, England AFP — Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan has appeared in court to deny charges of dangerous driving. Khan, 19, is accused of hitting a pedestrian and breaking the man's leg, while driving his BMW through Bolton town centre on March 2. The 2004 Olympics star denies the allegations...
Phoenix police arrest two suspects in serial murders
- 2006-08-05
LOS ANGELES AFP — Police in Phoenix, in the southwestern US state of Arizona, said they had arrested two men suspected of links to a series of attacks, mostly against pedestrians and cyclists, that have left six people dead and 17 wounded. "We arrested two suspects we believe are...
Khan pleads not guilty to driving charge
- 2006-07-27
LONDON AFP — British boxing star Amir Khan pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving. Khan, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, appeared at Bolton Magistrates Court accused of knocking down a pedestrian in his BMW and causing the victim to suffer...
Sweden's Sorenstam and American Creamer lead MaterCard Classic
- 2006-03-11
MEXICO CITY, March 11, 2006 AFP — Swedish superstar Annika Sorenstam carded a pedestrian one-under-par 71 but grabs a share of the lead after the second round of the 1.2 million dollars MasterCard Classic. The world's best female player made her 2006 debut in smashing style, firing a bogey-free...
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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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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