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Batman star will face no charges over 'assault': court
- 2008-08-14
LONDON AFP — Hollywood actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight", will not face charges over an alleged attack on his mother and sister, British prosecutors said Thursday. The 34-year-old star was arrested last month, the day after appearing at the film's West End...
Jordanian charged after sister shot in suspected 'honour' killing
- 2008-08-01
AMMAN AFP — A 26-year-old Jordanian man was charged with murder on Friday after his 23-year-old sister was shot dead in an apparent "honour" killing, a security official said. The unnamed suspect allegedly shot his sister six times on Thursday night in the Nqeira area south of the capital...
Williams sisters interested in opening Montenegro tennis camp: report
- 2007-05-12
PODGORICA AFP — US tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams are interested in opening an elite tennis camp at Montenegro's patch of Adriatic coast, a daily newspaper reported here on Saturday. The Williams sisters are interested in buying a former military barracks in the coastal village of Kumbor, near...
Sister of Spain's Princess Letizia dies at 31
- 2007-02-07
MADRID AFP — The younger sister of Princess Letizia, whose husband is the heir to the Spanish throne, has died aged 31. "The royal household confirms the death, which the family has confirmed," the sources told AFP, adding that the royals had asked for their privacy to be respected....
Man claims to be illegitimate son of Queen's sister Margaret
- 2006-10-24
LONDON AFP — A man who claims to be the illegitimate son of the late sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II appeared in a London court Tuesday in a bid to prove what he says is his royal lineage. Robert Brown, 51, an accountant from the British island of Jersey,...
Iraqi medic tells US probe of finding murdered teen
- 2006-08-05
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq AFP — An Iraqi army doctor has told of his horror at coming upon a dead teenager "naked with her legs spread" after the alleged murder of her family by a group of US soldiers. Testifying Sunday on the first day of a US military hearing...
US Olympic hero Hall survives shark attack
- 2006-07-18
LOS ANGELES AFP — Five-time Olympic swimming gold medal winner Gary Hall survived a shark attack while spear fishing with his sister off the Florida coast. The 35-year-old American fought off the shark by punching and kicking it in the nose until his injured sister was able to shoot...
Five dead in latest Indian Kashmir violence
- 2006-07-13
SRINAGAR, India AFP — Five Hindus and a Muslim woman were killed before dawn by suspected Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir, the latest in a stream of attacks on civilians in the restive region, police have said. "Suspected militants fired into two houses in Poonch district killing four and...
French Guiana finds case of disabling mosquito-borne disease
- 2006-03-16
CAYENNE, French Guiana AFP — French Guiana has confirmed its first case of chikungunya, a disabling mosquito-borne disease, in a woman who had returned from Madagascar, health authorities said. Two sisters were suspected last week of carrying the disease after returning to this French overseas department in South America...
Brother of Indonesian bird flu victim dies
- 2006-01-17
JAKARTA AFP — A three-year-old boy suffering symptoms of bird flu died, days after his sister passed away and tested positive for the virus, a health official said. Initial tests on the boy were not conclusive and will be repeated, health ministry official Hariyadi Wibisono told AFP. "The...
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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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