Agence France-Presse and its South Korean partner Thursday launched a website which seeks to become the leading news community site in one of the world's most wired nations.

Follow all the latest news from Cannes on AFP's special Facebook page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AFPCinema" target="blank">http://www.facebook.com/AFPCinema</a>, with stories, videos, pictures and graphics in English and French.

AFP reporter Emmanuel Duparcq was awarded the prestigious Albert Londres prize Saturday for his coverage of events in Pakistan and Afghanistan focusing on the activities of the Taliban.

AFP videos spanning Politics, Fashion, Sports, Entertainment, Health and Technology are now available on <a rel="external" href="http://www.blinkx.com/">www.blinkx.com</a>.

South Africa-based Murray, 46, will be responsible for coordinating and promoting the business development and marketing of AFP-Relaxnews within AFP. AFP-Relaxnews is the world’s first newswire dedicated to lifestyle and leisure, the result of a strategic partnership between the two agencies.

Emmanuel Hoog, AFP's chairman and chief executive officer, wound up a US tour over the weekend involving talks with US counterparts on how news organizations are adapting to the rapidly evolving landscape of new mobile and Internet media platforms.

AFP has put together a strong team to cover the G8 summit in Deauville

AFP Chairman Emmanuel Hoog wrote to Jordan's Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit on Thursday to denounce an attack on the agency's Amman office and the fierce criticism by the authorities of bureau chief Randa Habib and her staff. The attack on the bureau on Wednesday came a day after a demonstration outside the building to protest the publication of a report of an attack on a convoy carrying King Abdallah II, which was denied by the authorities.

The Arab revolutions from Tunisia to Yemen have underscored the importance of the social networks for newsrooms the world over. Therefore in the context of current events in Syria, AFP is painstakingly collecting and verifying data from the social networks on a daily basis.

International news agency AFP joins Alcatel-Lucent and 64 member companies to gain new vantage points and develop next generation concepts