AFP launches World Cup 2014 photo exhibition in Indonesia

JAKARTA – Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its longtime Indonesian partner, the Antara news agency, have launched a major photo exhibition in Jakarta on the history and highlights of the football World Cup in time for the 2014 championship in Brazil.

JAKARTA – Agence France-Presse (AFP) and its longtime Indonesian partner, the Antara news agency, have launched a major photo exhibition in Jakarta on the history and highlights of the football World Cup in time for the 2014 championship in Brazil.

AFP partners with the French Consulate in Los Angeles for the centennial of ROMAIN GARY’s birth

  The Consulate General of France in Los Angeles is honoring the centennial of Romain Gary’s birth on Thursday May 15th with a book signing by his biographer David Bellos and a cocktail reception at the Egyptian Theatre, followed by a screening and discussion of The Roots of Heaven (film adaptation of Gary’s novel by director John Huston).

  The Consulate General of France in Los Angeles is honoring the centennial of Romain Gary’s birth on Thursday May 15th with a book signing by his biographer David Bellos and a cocktail reception at the Egyptian Theatre, followed by a screening and discussion of The Roots of Heaven (film adaptation of Gary’s novel by director John Huston).

AFP photographer Pedro Armestre picks up eight prizes in 2014

  AFP photographer Pedro Armestre, recently recovered from a goring by a fighting bull, on Thursday won his eighth photography prize so far in 2014, a haul earned for images ranging from thrill-seekers at the Pamplona bull-run to raging wildfires.  

  AFP photographer Pedro Armestre, recently recovered from a goring by a fighting bull, on Thursday won his eighth photography prize so far in 2014, a haul earned for images ranging from thrill-seekers at the Pamplona bull-run to raging wildfires.  

AFP photographers honoured in China awards

The China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) 2014 rewarded five AFP photographers.

The China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) 2014 rewarded five AFP photographers.

AFP honoured at Asia human rights media awards

Agence France-Presse received three honours at the Human Rights Press Awards held in Hong Kong Sunday for articles and photography covering South Asia that judges praised for their depth of quality and ambition.

Agence France-Presse received three honours at the Human Rights Press Awards held in Hong Kong Sunday for articles and photography covering South Asia that judges praised for their depth of quality and ambition.

AFP wins five National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) awards

Obama ‘Selfie’ among five prize-winning AFP images in NPPA’s 2014 “The Best of Photojournalism”.

Obama ‘Selfie’ among five prize-winning AFP images in NPPA’s 2014 “The Best of Photojournalism”.

AFP reporter Sardar Ahmad killed in Kabul hotel attack

Sardar Ahmad, a staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency, was killed in a Taliban attack on Kabul's Serena hotel.

Sardar Ahmad, a staff reporter at the Agence France-Presse news agency, was killed in a Taliban attack on Kabul's Serena hotel.

Two AFP photographers win World Press Photo 2014 Awards

French AFP photographers Philippe Lopez and Jeff Pachoud have won first prizes in the “Spot News Single” and “Sport Feature Single” categories of the annual World Press Photo Awards.

French AFP photographers Philippe Lopez and Jeff Pachoud have won first prizes in the “Spot News Single” and “Sport Feature Single” categories of the annual World Press Photo Awards.

AFP joins sponsors of the Peter Mackler Award

AFP has become a sponsor of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.

AFP has become a sponsor of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism.
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