Agence France-Presse
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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world. It is also the largest French agency and the third largest news agency in the world, behind the Associated Press and Reuters. The agency is based in Paris, with regional centres in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo and bureaux in 110 countries. It sends out news in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian. AFP was founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas as Agence Havas. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Wire Service, Online
Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (French)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
nonprofit_organization | Managers: Pierre Louette
Research
Location:
13, Place de la Bourse, Paris, France
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Edited By:
David Fox
Last Edit:
Dec 23, 2008 - 12:32 PM PST
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Pakistan raises Swat militia to fight Taliban
Pakistan on Thursday showed off teenagers and hundreds of armed men from a private army who vowed Thursday to kick out the Taliban from the Swat valley, officials and ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
Afghan MP's Defend Family Law Against "Concerns"
A copy of the draft bill, seen by AFP, said: "It is the responsibility of the wife to prepare for sexual satisfaction of her husband and not leave the house without ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Obama hits back at Cheney's attacks
President Barack Obama has hit back at criticism by Dick Cheney, disputing the former vice president's claims that closing Guantanamo endangers the United States, according to ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Population growth, climate change sparking water crisis: U.N.
Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world's water supplies at threat, a landmark U.N. report said on Thursday. ...Posted by Marsha Iverson -
Bush: Iraq intelligence failure 'biggest regret'
"A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein. It wasn't just people in my administration; a ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
France, India sign major nuclear deal
France and India on Tuesday signed a landmark nuclear cooperation pact which opens the way for the sale of French nuclear reactors to New Delhi.Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Crisis slams European banks, stocks as world awaits US vote
NEW YORK (AFP) - US lawmakers agreed a 700-billion-dollar bailout of financial groups, but the financial hurricane slammed into European banks and global markets Monday amid ...Posted by Yul Baritugo -
Obama faces runaway expectations from US allies
No US leader, including Obama if he beats Republican John McCain, can wave a magic wand to bring peace to the Middle East, or halt climate change, or force "rogue states" to ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Obama creeps past McCain in opinion poll
Washington - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled ahead of Republican John McCain in the race for the White House, a Gallup/USA Today voter opinion survey published Tuesday shows.Posted by Fabrice Florin -
McCain's lobbyist problem spotlights unpopular crowd
With strict new ethics rules and a clearout of top aides, Republican John McCain is battling to avoid being tainted by Democrats as a Washington insider in thrall to big ...Posted by Cathleen Bemis
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AFP: The lonely, dangerous life of Gaza wine-lovers
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Somali pirates attack French military flagship
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US NGOs concerned by Obama's Darfur envoy, policy
US non-governmental organizations are pressing President Barack Obama to launch a new peace initiative for Darfur, as they express concern about the approach being taken by US ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Gaza water supplies in danger of ‘collapse,’ U.N. says
“The underground water supplies, upon which 1.5 million Palestinians depend for agriculture and drinking water, are in danger of collapse,” the U.N. Environment Program ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Israel Authorizes 455 New Settlement Units
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has authorized the construction of more than 450 new housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank, his ministry said in a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Former Bush aide says politics colored US 'terror alert'
Former US homeland security chief Tom Ridge charges in a new book that top aides to then-president George W. Bush pressured him to raise the "terror alert" level to sway the ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Taliban 'brainwashed' Pakistan teen suicide bombers
Seemingly never-ending tales of terror abound in Swat, where the military has fought against the Taliban for years and where parents speak of being forced to surrender young ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
Pakistan Vigilantes Claim To Have Killed 167 Taliban
Local vigilantes allied with Pakistan soldiers on Thursday claimed to have killed at least 167 militants in two months, an indication of the growing reach of private armies in ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
Common insect repellent affects nervous system: study
experiments on insects, as well as on enzymes extracted from mice and human neurons, showed for the first time that it can interfere with the proper functioning of the nervous ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
AFP: Study finds pesticide link to childhood leukemia
Patients with childhood leukemia have elevated levels of household pesticides in their urine, according to a new study by the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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