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Nadal focusing on Beijing gold rather than top spot
- 2008-08-06
BEIJING AFP — Soon-to-be world number one Rafael Nadal said he was concentrating solely on the Olympics here in Beijing despite usurping Roger Federer as the best tennis player in the world. The day after the Olympic tennis competition finishes, Nadal, the current number two, will overtake Federer atop...
Spanish PM sets sights on World Cup after Euro 2008 win
- 2008-06-29
MADRID AFP — Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is dreaming of glory for Spain at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after his side beat Germany 1-0 to win Euro 2008, its first major title in over 40 years. "They deserved to win and this is only...
Spanish fans go wild at semi-final win
- 2008-06-26
MADRID AFP — The strains of "Que Viva Espana" rang out across central Madrid Thursday as around 10,000 Spanish fans celebrated their team's 3-0 defeat of Russia in Euro 2008, which they watched on giant outdoor screens. The yellow and red colours of the national flag filled the vast...
Romance in the air for gesturing ref
- 2008-06-24
VIENNA AFP — Belgian referee for Thursday's semi between Spain and Russia, Frank De Bleeckere, is clearly a romantic. Although his wife Saskia will be watching on television at home she will know she is in his thoughts even during the match. "I think of her at the...
Bad boy Guiza finally comes good with Pichichi crown
- 2008-05-18
MADRID AFP — Real Mallorca's Daniel Guiza is the recipient of this season's Pichichi crown for the top scorer in the Spanish first division with his tally of 27 goals three better than Sevilla's Luis Fabiano. Guiza scored his 10th goal in his last seven matches as Real Mallorca...
Ronaldo drops Spanish bombshell on Man Utd
- 2008-05-16
LONDON AFP — Manchester United forward Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21. Ronaldo is expected to be one of the most influential players on the park in Moscow next...
Former Spanish prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo dies, 82
- 2008-05-03
MADRID AFP — Spain's former prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo - whose parliamentary inauguration in 1981 was dramatically interrupted by a coup attempt -- died Saturday aged 82, his family announced. The centrist politician is best known for the political decision to lead Spain into NATO which it eventually...
Romanian 'Pavarotti' wins Spanish TV music contest
- 2008-03-13
MADRID AFP — A bricklayer dubbed "Romania's Pavarotti" has secured a record contract with Sony after winning a Spanish television music competition for immigrants modelled after "Pop Idol" and "Star Academy". Costel Busuioc, 33, wrapped himself in the white and blue Cuban flag of his two closest rivals after...
ETA blast raises election tensions in Basque Country
- 2008-02-23
MADRID AFP — ETA exploded a small bomb Saturday in the Basque Country, prompting the Spanish government to warn of possible deadly attacks by the armed separatist group in the run-up to general elections. "We believe that ETA is going to try to kill before the elections," said Interior...
Yemen president to ask Spain to free jailed journalist
- 2008-01-29
SANAA AFP — Yemen's president will during an official visit to Spain this week ask Madrid to release an Al-Jazeera journalist jailed for seven years for collaborating with Al-Qaeda, state media reported on Tuesday. Saba added that Saleh, who arrived in Spain on Monday, would renew Sanaa's offer to...
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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