AFP to open a bureau in North Korea
Under an agreement signed in Paris on Tuesday January 19 with KCNA (the Korean Central News Agency), Agence France-Presse will open a permanent bureau in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Lima (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 06:41:48 | Peru court quashes conviction of ex-president Humala in graft case
Jakarta (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 06:23:18 | Malaysian pilot caught with kilos of ecstasy faces death penalty: Indonesian police
Quetta (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 05:25:24 | At least 34 killed in coal mine blast in southern Pakistan: provincial disaster agency
Tokyo (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 05:23:35 | Bank of Japan keeps main interest rate unchanged
Tokyo (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 05:18:18 | Sony hikes annual profit outlook on better games earnings
Islamabad (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 05:01:41 | Renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche: alpine club
Beijing (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 03:57:56 | China factory activity slides in July, missing forecasts: official data
Tokyo (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 02:50:33 | Japan's Nikkei soars 5% on tech rebound
Seoul (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 02:31:08 | South Korea stocks rebound 13%, SK hynix up 20%
Gaza City (AFP) | 31/07/2026 - 02:20:14 | Hamas official says Palestinian technocratic committee to supervise storing of group's arms
Under an agreement signed in Paris on Tuesday January 19 with KCNA (the Korean Central News Agency), Agence France-Presse will open a permanent bureau in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Photojournalist Amanuel Sileshi, based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, has been rewarded for the fifth edition of East African Photography Award (EAPA) in the Story category for his photo series “Searching for Peace Amidst Chaos”.
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.
Agence France-Presse was created in the tumult of World War II by a band of journalists who stormed a pro-Nazi newsroom and took over as Paris was in revolt.
Agence France-Presse was created in the tumult of World War II by a band of journalists who stormed a pro-Nazi newsroom and took over as Paris was in revolt.