AJDABIYA/SIRTE/TRIPOLI (AFP) - <br>The first shots rang out as ominous but faint pops while the Libyan army Land Cruiser was still several hundred metres away but, as it roared down upon us, the gunfire built into an insistent volley of sharp, earsplitting cracks.

Dilnaz Boga, an Indian reporter and photographer, received the Kate Webb Prize from Agence France-Presse on Wednesday for her courageous investigative work in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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.

Estrade, who covered wars, conflicts and revolutions around the world for over four decades, has died in Paris following a long illness. He was 65.

AFP has decided to remain in Japan for the time being to continue its mission to provide complete news coverage while applying strict security measures to ensure the safety of its team, which remains flexible so as to be able to change course at a moment's notice.

Agence France Presse's news editor in Tehran, Jay Deshmukh, was expelled on Friday by the Iranian authorities who have given no official explanation for their decision.

AFP has signed up to a technical and commercial partnership in Asia, the Middle East and Africa with BlueFox, a content integrator specialized in Digital Signage (video, photo and text for public screens).