Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting statutory corporation. The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London The BBC is the world’s oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff.
The BBC is a corporation, independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Trust ( formed on 1 January 2007). Trustees are appointed by the British monarch on advice of government ministers.
BBC has an office in Kyiv since 1993.
Ukraine rebels ‘have new rockets’
International monitors spot a powerful new Russian-made rocket system in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Burundi officials face EU sanctions
The EU imposes sanctions on three Burundi officials accused of ordering the use of excessive force after a failed coup, along with a coup plotter. …read more Source:...
‘Elite Russian troops’ in Ukraine trial
Two men described as Russian special forces soldiers go on trial in Kiev accused of waging war against Ukrainian troops. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Donetsk’s street artist
Sasha Korban fled the war torn city and is now painting walls all around Kiev. …read more Source:...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines’ flights
Ukraine says it will ban Russian airlines from flying into the country as part of sanctions over Moscow’s support for rebels in the east. …read more Source:...
New-style police have key role in Ukraine
Is the Ukrainian police makeover working? …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels order UN agencies out
The UN humanitarian chief voices alarmed after UN agencies are ordered out of rebel-held parts of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: On patrol with Kiev’s new police
Bridget Kendall joins members of the new Kiev police force out on patrol. …read more Source:...
France sells ‘Russian’ ships to Egypt
Egypt agrees to buy two Mistral warships, almost a year after France halted their sale to Russia over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Russia trial of Ukraine pilot begins
Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko denies involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists at the start of her controversial Russian trial. …read more Source:...