Two Agence France-Presse journalists and a Getty Images photographer arrested in Libya on Saturday have been released in Tripoli.

In a March 22 letter regarding detained Agence France-Presse journalists Dave Clark and Roberto Schmidt, as well as photographer Joe Raedle from Getty Images,

AFP has learned this morning of the arrest of two of its journalists in Libya as well as a photographer for its partner Getty Images.

Two Agence France-Presse journalists are missing in Libya, where they were covering the conflict around the eastern city of Tobruk.

Time Magazine said Wednesday it had honored Agence France-Presse photographer Mauricio Lima with its "Wire Photographer of the Year" award, hailing his "remarkable body of work" from the Afghan war.

AFP has launched an official Facebook page in English following the French page launched October 21 joining other media organizations operating on the leading social networking site.

The AFP Foundation today called for submissions for the 2010 AFP Kate Webb Prize to recognize exceptional work produced while reporting in dangerous or difficult circumstances in Asia.

Up to 100 African women sports reporters have begun receiving professional training in a programme sponsored by FIFA, football’s world governing body.

Agence France-Presse, the world's third largest international news agency, and EFE, the leading Spanish-language news agency, agreed Saturday to join forces in a fight against piracy and the uncredited use of their material. The agreement was signed at the 66th assembly of the Inter-American Press Association being held in the city of Merida.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) will be the first global news agency to introduce High Definition videos. The HD roll out will begin September 15th in French and English and over the following weeks, AFP’s HD videos will be available in the 5 other AFP VIDEO languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, German and Polish.